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Japanese symbol for “preview”

Romaji: shisha
preview; private showing

In Japanese, preview is , read (shisha).

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

  1. n, vs, vt preview; private showing

Kanji and stroke order

test, try, attempt
on: シ
kun: こころ.みる、ため.す
13 strokes · JLPT 3
copy, be photographed, describe
on: シャ、ジャ
kun: うつ.す、うつ.る、うつ-、うつ.し
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “preview”

WordReadingMeaning
よこくへん yokokuhentrailer (for a film, TV show, etc.); preview
プレビュー purebyuupreview
ないらん nairanpreview (of an exhibition); private viewing; preliminary inspection
ないけん naikenpreview; private viewing
ししゃかい shishakaiadvance screening; preview; private showing

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しあい shiaimatch; game; bout
しけん shikenexamination; exam; test
ためし tameshitrial; test; try
こころみ kokoromiattempt; trial; experiment
にゅうし nyuushientrance examination
ためす tamesuto try (out); to have a try (at); to test
しゃしん shashinphotograph; photo; picture
びょうしゃ byoushadepiction; description; portrayal

See also: Chinese symbol for “preview”.

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.

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