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Japanese symbol for “solicitation”

Romaji: kan'yuu
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing

In Japanese, solicitation is , read (kan'yuu).

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 invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

Kanji and stroke order

persuade, recommend, advise
on: カン、ケン
kun: すす.める
13 strokes · JLPT 1
entice, lead, tempt
on: ユウ
kun: さそ.う、いざな.う
14 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “solicitation”

WordReadingMeaning
ぼしゅう boshuuraising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; subscription
せいたく seitakusolicitation
そきゅう sokyuuappeal (to customers); solicitation (of business); rousing consumer interest (in a product)
こんもう konmouentreaty; solicitation; earnest request

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
すすめ susumerecommendation; advice; suggestion
かんこく kankokuadvice; counsel; remonstrance
すすめる susumeruto recommend (someone to do); to advise; to encourage
かんぜんちょうあく kanzenchouakurewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
かんぎょう kangyou(encouragement of) industry
ゆうどう yuudouguidance; leading; induction
ゆうかい yuukaiabduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
さそう sasouto invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for)

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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