Japanese symbol for “reprinting”
転載
てんさい
Romaji: tensai
reprinting; reproduction
In Japanese, reprinting is 転載, read てんさい (tensai).
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 reprinting; reproduction
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “reprinting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 複製 | ふくせい fukusei | reproduction; duplication; reprinting |
| 復刻 | ふっこく fukkoku | republication; reissue; reprinting |
| 再版 | さいはん saihan | reprint; reprinting; second edition |
| 翻刻 | ほんこく honkoku | reprinting (of a book) |
| 重刻 | じゅうこく juukoku | reprinting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 運転 | うんてん unten | operation (of a machine); running; working |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ jitensha | bicycle; bike |
| 回転 | かいてん kaiten | rotation; revolution; turn |
| 移転 | いてん iten | moving; relocation; change of address |
| 逆転 | ぎゃくてん gyakuten | reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout |
| 転換 | てんかん tenkan | conversion; diversion; changeover |
| 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.
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