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Japanese symbol for “trademark”

Romaji: shouhyou
trademark

In Japanese, trademark is , read (shouhyou).

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 trademark

Kanji and stroke order

make a deal, selling, dealing in
on: ショウ
kun: あきな.う
11 strokes · JLPT 2
signpost, seal, mark
on: ヒョウ
kun: しるべ、しるし
15 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “trademark”

WordReadingMeaning
かお kaorepresentative; (the) face (of something); trademark
めじるし mejirushitrademark
マーク maakutrademark
トレードマーク toreedomaakutrademark
しょうひょうめい shouhyoumeibrand name; trademark

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょうひん shouhincommodity; article of commerce; goods
しょうぎょう shougyoucommerce; trade; business
しょうてん shoutenshop; store; firm
しょうばい shoubaitrade; business; commerce
しょうにん shouninmerchant; trader; tradesman
しょうしゃ shoushatrading company
もくひょう mokuhyougoal; target; aim
ひょうじゅん hyoujunstandard; criterion; norm

See also: Chinese symbol for “trademark”.

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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