Japanese symbol for “screening”
上映
じょうえい
Romaji: jouei
screening (a movie); showing
In Japanese, screening is 上映, read じょうえい (jouei).
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 screening (a movie); showing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “screening”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 選考 | せんこう senkou | selection; choice; screening |
| 選別 | せんべつ senbetsu | selection; sorting; culling |
| 予選 | よせん yosen | preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election |
| 遮蔽 | しゃへい shahei | shielding; sheltering; screening |
| 検問 | けんもん kenmon | checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
| 上昇 | じょうしょう joushou | rising; ascending; climbing |
| 向上 | こうじょう koujou | elevation; rise; improvement |
| 上司 | じょうし joushi | (one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups |
| 地上 | ちじょう chijou | above ground; on the ground; earth's surface |
| 映画 | えいが eiga | movie; film; motion picture |
| 映像 | えいぞう eizou | image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “screening”.
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.