Japanese symbol for “amortization”
償還
しょうかん
Romaji: shoukan
repayment; redemption; amortization; amortisation
In Japanese, amortization is 償還, read しょうかん (shoukan).
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 repayment; redemption; amortization; amortisation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “amortization”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 償却 | しょうきゃく shoukyaku | amortization; amortisation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 賠償 | ばいしょう baishou | compensation; reparations; indemnity |
| 補償 | ほしょう hoshou | compensation; reparation |
| 代償 | だいしょう daishou | compensation; reparation; indemnification |
| 無償 | むしょう mushou | without compensation; without reward; without pay |
| 有償 | ゆうしょう yuushou | (involving) payment; (involving) compensation; paying a fee |
| 返還 | へんかん henkan | return; restoration |
| 還元 | かんげん kangen | restoration; return |
| 帰還 | きかん kikan | return (home); repatriation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “amortization”.
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.