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Japanese symbol for “promoter”

Romaji: hokkinin
originator; promoter

In Japanese, promoter is , read (hokkinin).

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 originator; promoter

Kanji and stroke order

departure, discharge, publish
on: ハツ、ホツ
kun: た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす
9 strokes · JLPT 3
rouse, wake up, get up
on: キ
kun: お.きる、お.こる、お.こす、おこ.す
10 strokes · JLPT 3
person
on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “promoter”

WordReadingMeaning
プロモーター puromootaapromoter
すいしんしゃ suishinshapromoter; instigator; driving force
よびや yobiyapromoter
じょしょくばい joshokubai(catalytic) promoter
かんじんもと kanjinmotobacker; promoter

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はつばい hatsubaisale; offering for sale; putting on sale
はっぴょう happyouannouncement; publication; presenting
かいはつ kaihatsudevelopment; cultivation; application
はっせい hasseioccurrence; incidence; outbreak
はっけん hakkendiscovery; detection; finding
はつげん hatsugenstatement; remark; observation
きそ kisoprosecution; indictment
おこる okoruto occur; to happen
にんげん ningenhuman being; human; person

See also: Chinese symbol for “promoter”.

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.