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Japanese symbol for “sending”

Romaji: hassou
sending; forwarding; shipping

In Japanese, sending is , read (hassou).

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 sending; forwarding; shipping

Kanji and stroke order

departure, discharge, publish
on: ハツ、ホツ
kun: た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす
9 strokes · JLPT 3
escort, send
on: ソウ
kun: おく.る
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “sending”

WordReadingMeaning
そうふ soufusending; forwarding; remitting
しゅっか shukkashipping; shipment; forwarding
そうしん soushintransmission; sending
そうち souchisending; forwarding
しむけ shimukedelivery; sending; treatment

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はつばい hatsubaisale; offering for sale; putting on sale
はっぴょう happyouannouncement; publication; presenting
かいはつ kaihatsudevelopment; cultivation; application
はっせい hasseioccurrence; incidence; outbreak
はっけん hakkendiscovery; detection; finding
はつげん hatsugenstatement; remark; observation
ほうそう housoubroadcasting; broadcast; program
おくる okuruto send; to dispatch; to forward

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.