Japanese symbol for “staging”
主催
しゅさい
Romaji: shusai
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising
In Japanese, staging is 主催, read しゅさい (shusai).
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 sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “staging”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上演 | じょうえん jouen | performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation |
| 演出 | えんしゅつ enshutsu | organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect) |
| 上場 | じょうじょう joujou | performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation |
| 段階分け | だんかいわけ dankaiwake | staging (e.g. medical treatment); phasing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 主張 | しゅちょう shuchou | claim; insistence; assertion |
| 民主 | みんしゅ minshu | democracy; popular sovereignty |
| 主要 | しゅよう shuyou | chief; main; principal |
| 主人 | しゅじん shujin | head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress |
| 開催 | かいさい kaisai | holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics) |
| 催し | もよおし moyooshi | event; festivities; function |
| 催眠 | さいみん saimin | hypnosis |
See also: Chinese symbol for “staging”.
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.