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Japanese symbol for “readership”

Romaji: dokushasou
readership; target audience (of a magazine)

In Japanese, readership is , read (dokushasou).

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 readership; target audience (of a magazine)

Kanji and stroke order

read
on: ドク、トク、トウ
kun: よ.む、-よ.み
14 strokes · JLPT 4
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3
stratum, social class, layer
on: ソウ
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “readership”

WordReadingMeaning
どくしゃすう dokushasuunumber of readers (of a magazine, newspaper, etc.); readership

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
よみ yomireading
よむ yomuto read
どくしゃ dokushareader
どくしょ dokushoreading (books)
ろうどく roudokureading aloud; recitation
よみかた yomikatapronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji)
かんじゃ kanjapatient
きしゃ kishareporter; journalist
いっそう issoueven more; still more; all the more

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.

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