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Japanese symbol for “beneficiary”

Romaji: uketorinin
recipient (e.g. of mail); addressee; payee; beneficiary

In Japanese, beneficiary is , read (uketorinin).

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 recipient (e.g. of mail); addressee; payee; beneficiary

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

accept, undergo, answer (phone)
on: ジュ
kun: う.ける、-う.け、う.かる
8 strokes · JLPT 2
take, fetch, take up
on: シュ
kun: と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり
8 strokes · JLPT 2
person
on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “beneficiary”

WordReadingMeaning
じゅえきしゃ juekishabeneficiary
りえききょうじゅしゃ riekikyoujushabeneficiary
じゅきゅうしゃ jukyuusharecipient (of payments); beneficiary; pensioner
けんりしゃ kenrisharightful claimant; beneficiary; right holder

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じゅけん jukentaking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
うけ ukepopularity; favour; favor
うける ukeruto receive; to get
うけつけ uketsukereception (desk); information desk; receptionist
じゅしん jushinreceiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
うけいれ ukeirereceiving; acceptance; reception
とりひき torihikitransactions; dealings; business
かいとり kaitoripurchase; buying; buying out
にんげん ningenhuman being; human; person

See also: Chinese symbol for “beneficiary”.

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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