Japanese symbol for “claimant”

引き取り手

ひきとりて

Romaji: hikitorite

claimant; caretaker

In Japanese, claimant is 引き取り手, read ひきとりて (hikitorite).

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Meanings

n claimant; caretaker

Written forms: 引き取り手、引取り手. Readings: ひきとりて.

Kanji and stroke order

引

pull, tug, jerk

on: イン
kun: ひ.く、ひ.ける

4 strokes · JLPT 3

取

take, fetch, take up

on: シュ
kun: と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり

8 strokes · JLPT 2

手

hand

on: シュ、ズ
kun: て、て-、-て、た-

4 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “claimant”

Word	Reading	Meaning
要求者	ようきゅうしゃ youkyuusha	claimant; requester

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
取引	とりひき torihiki	transactions; dealings; business
引退	いんたい intai	retirement
割引	わりびき waribiki	discount; reduction; rebate
引き続き	ひきつづき hikitsuzuki	continuously; continually; without a break
引用	いんよう in'you	quotation; citation; reference
引っ越し	ひっこし hikkoshi	moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
買取	かいとり kaitori	purchase; buying; buying out
取得	しゅとく shutoku	obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of)
相手	あいて aite	companion; partner; company

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.