Japanese symbol for “premiere”
初演
しょえん
Romaji: shoen
first performance; premiere
In Japanese, premiere is 初演, read しょえん (shoen).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt first performance; premiere
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “premiere”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 封切り | ふうきり fuukiri | premiere; first showing; release (film) |
| プレミア | プレミア puremia | premiere |
| プレミアショー | プレミアショー puremiashoo | premiere (film, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最初 | さいしょ saisho | beginning; outset; first |
| 初期 | しょき shoki | early days; early years; early stages |
| 当初 | とうしょ tousho | beginning; start; outset |
| 初日 | しょにち shonichi | first day; opening day |
| 初めて | はじめて hajimete | for the first time |
| 初心者 | しょしんしゃ shoshinsha | beginner |
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 公演 | こうえん kouen | public performance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “premiere”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.