Japanese symbol for “statement”
発言
はつげん
Romaji: hatsugen
statement; remark; observation; utterance
In Japanese, statement is 発言, read はつげん (hatsugen).
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, vi, vs statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “statement”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
| 声明 | せいめい seimei | declaration; statement; proclamation |
| 申し立て | もうしたて moushitate | statement; account (of something); declaration |
| 申告 | しんこく shinkoku | report; return (e.g. tax); statement |
| 記載 | きさい kisai | mention (in a document); record; entry |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
| 開発 | かいはつ kaihatsu | development; cultivation; application |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
| 言う | いう iu | to say; to utter; to declare |
| 言葉 | ことば kotoba | language; dialect |
| 宣言 | せんげん sengen | declaration; proclamation; announcement |
See also: Chinese symbol for “statement”.
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.