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Japanese symbol for “brokering”

Romaji: saitori
brokering; broker

In Japanese, brokering is , read (saitori).

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 brokering; broker
  2. n handing materials up a ladder (to a plasterer); assistant who hands things up a ladder (to a plasterer)
  3. n pole used to hand things up a ladder

Kanji and stroke order

genius, years old, cubic shaku
on: サイ
3 strokes · JLPT 2
take, fetch, take up
on: シュ
kun: と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “brokering”

WordReadingMeaning
さやとり sayatoribrokerage; brokering

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
てんさい tensaigenius; prodigy; natural gift
さいのう sainoutalent; ability
まんざい manzaimanzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
しゅうさい shuusaibright person; talented student; prodigy
きさい kisaiwizard; genius; remarkable talent
たさい tasaitalented
とりひき torihikitransactions; dealings; business
かいとり kaitoripurchase; buying; buying out

See also: Chinese symbol for “brokering”.

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.