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Japanese symbol for “viewer”

Romaji: shichousha
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)

In Japanese, viewer is , read (shichousha).

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 viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)

Kanji and stroke order

inspection, regard as, see
on: シ
kun: み.る
11 strokes · JLPT 1
listen, headstrong, naughty
on: チョウ、テイ
kun: き.く、ゆる.す
17 strokes · JLPT 1
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “viewer”

WordReadingMeaning
けんぶつ kenbutsusightseer; spectator; viewer
ビューアー byuuaaviewer (e.g. for film slides or x-rays)
うけて ukete(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer
ちょうししゃ choushishaviewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership
けんぶつきゃく kenbutsukyakusightseer; spectator; viewer

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんし kanshimonitoring; watching; observation
してん shitenpoint of view; viewpoint; angle
じゅうし juushiregarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of
むし mushidisregarding; ignoring
しや shiyafield of vision; view
けいしちょう keishichouMetropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
しちょう shichoulooking and listening; (television) viewing; watching
ちょうしゅう choushuuaudience; attendance; hearers
かんじゃ kanjapatient

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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