Japanese symbol for “publication”
掲載
けいさい
Romaji: keisai
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement)
In Japanese, publication is 掲載, read けいさい (keisai).
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 publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “publication”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発行 | はっこう hakkou | publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue |
| 出版 | しゅっぱん shuppan | publication |
| 公開 | こうかい koukai | opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
| 刊行 | かんこう kankou | publication; issue |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掲げる | かかげる kakageru | to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to fly (e.g. a flag) |
| 掲示 | けいじ keiji | notice; bulletin; post |
| 掲示板 | けいじばん keijiban | bulletin board; display board; notice board |
| 掲揚 | けいよう keiyou | hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying |
| 掲出 | けいしゅつ keishutsu | posting (e.g. a notice); displaying; putting up |
| 連載 | れんさい rensai | serialization; serialisation; serial story |
| 記載 | きさい kisai | mention (in a document); record; entry |
| 搭載 | とうさい tousai | loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with |
See also: Chinese symbol for “publication”.
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.