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Japanese symbol for “publishing”

Romaji: shuusai
including (in a compilation); publishing; recording

In Japanese, publishing is , read (shuusai).

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

  1. n, vs, vt including (in a compilation); publishing; recording

Kanji and stroke order

income, obtain, reap
on: シュウ
kun: おさ.める、おさ.まる
4 strokes · JLPT 2
ride, board, get on
on: サイ
kun: の.せる、の.る
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “publishing”

WordReadingMeaning
パブリッシュ paburisshupublishing
パブリッシング paburisshingupublishing (of books, magazines, etc.)
はんこう hankoupublishing; printing
かいはん kaihanpublishing (esp. using woodblock printing)
いんこう inkouprinting; publishing

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうにゅう shuunyuuincome; earnings; revenue
かいしゅう kaishuucollection; recovery; withdrawal
しゅうしゅう shuushuucollecting; accumulating; gathering
ばいしゅう baishuuacquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover
きゅうしゅう kyuushuuabsorption; suction; attraction
ねんしゅう nenshuuannual income
けいさい keisaipublication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial)
れんさい rensaiserialization; 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.