Japanese symbol for “brokerage”
手数料
てすうりょう
Romaji: tesuuryou
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
In Japanese, brokerage is 手数料, read てすうりょう (tesuuryou).
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Meanings
- n (handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “brokerage”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仲買 | なかがい nakagai | brokerage; broker |
| 周旋業 | しゅうせんぎょう shuusengyou | brokerage; commission agency |
| 周旋料 | しゅうせんりょう shuusenryou | brokerage; commission |
| 切り賃 | きりちん kirichin | brokerage; exchange commission |
| 証券会社 | しょうけんがいしゃ shoukengaisha | brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相手 | あいて aite | companion; partner; company |
| 選手 | せんしゅ senshu | player (of a sport); athlete; team member |
| 手段 | しゅだん shudan | means; way; method |
| 手術 | しゅじゅつ shujutsu | surgery; operation; procedure |
| 大手 | おおて oote | major company; big company |
| 手紙 | てがみ tegami | letter; note |
| 多数 | たすう tasuu | large number (of); many |
| 複数 | ふくすう fukusuu | plural; multiple |
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
See also: Chinese symbol for “brokerage”.
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