Japanese symbol for “publicizing”
広報
こうほう
Romaji: kouhou
public relations; PR; publicity; public information
In Japanese, publicizing is 広報, read こうほう (kouhou).
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Meanings
- n public relations; PR; publicity; public information
- n, vs, vt publicizing
Written forms: 広報、弘報、廣報. Readings: こうほう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “publicizing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吹聴 | ふいちょう fuichou | spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 広告 | こうこく koukoku | advertisement; advertising |
| 広い | ひろい hiroi | spacious; vast; wide |
| 広場 | ひろば hiroba | public square; square; plaza |
| 幅広い | はばひろい habahiroi | extensive; wide; broad |
| 広大 | こうだい koudai | vast; extensive; immense |
| 広げる | ひろげる hirogeru | to spread; to extend; to expand |
| 情報 | じょうほう jouhou | information; news; report |
| 報告 | ほうこく houkoku | report; information |
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.