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Japanese symbol for “annuity”

Romaji: nenkin
annuity; pension

In Japanese, annuity is , read (nenkin).

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. adj-no, n annuity; pension

Kanji and stroke order

year, counter for years
on: ネン
kun: とし
6 strokes · JLPT 4
gold
on: キン、コン、ゴン
kun: かね、かな-、-がね
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “annuity”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうしんねんきん shuushinnenkinlife pension; annuity
ねんきんせいかつ nenkinseikatsu(living on a) pension; annuity
ねんきんがく nenkingakuamount of a pension payment; annuity

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ことし kotoshithis year
ねんかん nenkan(period of) a year
しょうねん shounenboy
ねんれい nenreiage; years
ねんど nendofiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year
ねんだい nendaiage; era; period
おかね okanemoney
しきん shikinfunds; capital

See also: Chinese symbol for “annuity”.

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.