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Japanese symbol for “sponsoring”

Romaji: teikyou
offer; tender; providing; supplying

In Japanese, sponsoring is , read (teikyou).

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 offer; tender; providing; supplying; making available; donating (blood, organs, etc.)
  2. n, vs, vt sponsoring (a TV program)

Kanji and stroke order

propose, take along, carry in hand
on: テイ、チョウ、ダイ
kun: さ.げる
12 strokes · JLPT 1
submit, offer, present
on: キョウ、ク、クウ、グ
kun: そな.える、とも、-ども
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ていあん teianproposal; proposition; suggestion
ていしゅつ teishutsupresentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence)
ぜんてい zenteicondition; assumption; prerequisite
ていけい teikeicooperation; tie-up; joint business
ていき teikiraising (a question); posing (a problem); bringing up (an issue)
こども kodomochild; children
きょうきゅう kyoukyuusupply; provision; service
きょうじゅつ kyoujutsuaffidavit; deposition; testimony

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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