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Japanese symbol for “promotional”

Romaji: anken
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; topic

In Japanese, promotional is , read (anken).

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 matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; topic; case
  2. n (court) case
  3. n project; enterprise
  4. n advertisement; sponsorship spot; promotional

Kanji and stroke order

plan, suggestion, draft
on: アン
kun: つくえ
10 strokes · JLPT 2
affair, case, matter
on: ケン
kun: くだん
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ていあん teianproposal; proposition; suggestion
あんない annaiguidance; leading (the way); showing around
あんがい angaiunexpectedly; surprisingly
ほうあん houanbill (law); measure
あんのじょう annojouas expected; just as one thought; as feared
じけん jikenevent; affair; incident
じょうけん joukencondition; term; requirement
むじょうけん mujoukenunconditional

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.