Japanese symbol for “promulgation”
普及
ふきゅう
Romaji: fukyuu
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation
In Japanese, promulgation is 普及, read ふきゅう (fukyuu).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “promulgation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公布 | こうふ koufu | official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations) |
| 発布 | はっぷ happu | proclamation; promulgation |
| 宣布 | せんぷ senpu | proclamation; dissemination; promulgation |
| 頒行 | はんこう hankou | circulation; distribution; promulgation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 普通 | ふつう futsuu | normal; ordinary; regular |
| 普段 | ふだん fudan | usual; normal; everyday |
| 普遍 | ふへん fuhen | universal; general; ubiquitous |
| 普段着 | ふだんぎ fudangi | everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear |
| 普天 | ふてん futen | vault of heaven; whole world |
| 追及 | ついきゅう tsuikyuu | investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing |
| 及ぶ | およぶ oyobu | to reach; to amount to; to befall |
| 及び | および oyobi | and; as well as |
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