Japanese symbol for “showing”
上映
じょうえい
Romaji: jouei
screening (a movie); showing
In Japanese, showing 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 “showing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 表示 | ひょうじ hyouji | indication; expression; showing |
| 出品 | しゅっぴん shuppin | exhibiting; showing; putting on display |
| 披露 | ひろう hirou | announcement; presentation; demonstration |
| 提示 | ていじ teiji | presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents) |
| 展覧 | てんらん tenran | exhibition; showing; displaying |
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) |
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.