Japanese symbol for “published”
所載
しょさい
Romaji: shosai
printed; published; noted or mentioned (in a publication)
In Japanese, published is 所載, read しょさい (shosai).
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Meanings
- n printed; published; noted or mentioned (in a publication)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
| 事務所 | じむしょ jimusho | office |
| 所有 | しょゆう shoyuu | possession; ownership |
| 近所 | きんじょ kinjo | neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity |
| 所属 | しょぞく shozoku | belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to |
| 住所 | じゅうしょ juusho | address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile |
| 掲載 | けいさい keisai | publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial) |
| 連載 | れんさい rensai | serialization; serialisation; serial story |
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.