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Japanese symbol for “spotlight”

Romaji: supottoraito
spotlight

In Japanese, spotlight is (supottoraito).

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 spotlight
  2. n close observation

Other Japanese words for “spotlight”

WordReadingMeaning
スポット supottospotlight
てんこう tenkouspotlight
せけんのめ sekennomespotlight; public eye; public's attention

See also: Chinese symbol for “spotlight”.

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.