Japanese symbol for “promotion”
促進
そくしん
Romaji: sokushin
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation
In Japanese, promotion is 促進, read そくしん (sokushin).
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
- adj-no, n, vs promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “promotion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 振興 | しんこう shinkou | promotion; encouragement |
| 昇進 | しょうしん shoushin | promotion; advancement; rising in rank |
| 主催 | しゅさい shusai | sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing |
| 昇格 | しょうかく shoukaku | promotion; raising of status |
| 育成 | いくせい ikusei | rearing; training; nurture |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 促す | うながす unagasu | to urge; to encourage; to press |
| 催促 | さいそく saisoku | pressing; urging; demanding |
| 督促 | とくそく tokusoku | urge; demand; importunity |
| 販促 | はんそく hansoku | sales promotion |
| 促成 | そくせい sokusei | promotion of growth |
| 推進 | すいしん suishin | propulsion; drive |
| 進行 | しんこう shinkou | moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement |
| 進出 | しんしゅつ shinshutsu | advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “promotion”.
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.