Japanese symbol for “solicitation”
勧誘
かんゆう
Romaji: kan'yuu
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing
In Japanese, solicitation is 勧誘, read かんゆう (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
- n, vs, vt invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “solicitation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 募集 | ぼしゅう boshuu | raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; subscription |
| 請託 | せいたく seitaku | solicitation |
| 訴求 | そきゅう sokyuu | appeal (to customers); solicitation (of business); rousing consumer interest (in a product) |
| 懇望 | こんもう konmou | entreaty; solicitation; earnest request |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勧め | すすめ susume | recommendation; advice; suggestion |
| 勧告 | かんこく kankoku | advice; counsel; remonstrance |
| 勧める | すすめる susumeru | to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to encourage |
| 勧善懲悪 | かんぜんちょうあく kanzenchouaku | rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice |
| 勧業 | かんぎょう kangyou | (encouragement of) industry |
| 誘導 | ゆうどう yuudou | guidance; leading; induction |
| 誘拐 | ゆうかい yuukai | abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping |
| 誘う | さそう sasou | to 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.