Japanese symbol for “propaganda”
宣伝
せんでん
Romaji: senden
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
In Japanese, propaganda is 宣伝, read せんでん (senden).
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
- n, vs, vt publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “propaganda”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| プロパガンダ | プロパガンダ puropaganda | propaganda |
| プロ | プロ puro | propaganda |
| 教宣 | きょうせん kyousen | propaganda; publicity; public relations |
| 情報宣伝 | じょうほうせんでん jouhousenden | information dissemination; public relations; propaganda |
| 情宣 | じょうせん jousen | propaganda (political parties, unions, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宣言 | せんげん sengen | declaration; proclamation; announcement |
| 宣告 | せんこく senkoku | sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence |
| 宣誓 | せんせい sensei | oath; abjuration; pledge |
| 宣戦 | せんせん sensen | declaration of war |
| 宣教師 | せんきょうし senkyoushi | missionary |
| 伝統 | でんとう dentou | tradition; convention |
| 伝説 | でんせつ densetsu | legend; folklore; tradition |
| 手伝い | てつだい tetsudai | helper; assistant |
See also: Chinese symbol for “propaganda”.
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.