Japanese symbol for “coupon”
券
けん
Romaji: ken
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
In Japanese, coupon is 券, read けん (ken).
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
- n, n-suf ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “coupon”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| クーポン | クーポン kuupon | coupon; voucher |
| クーポン券 | クーポンけん kuuponken | coupon (ticket) |
| 利札 | りさつ risatsu | (interest) coupon |
| 引換券 | ひきかえけん hikikaeken | exchange ticket; claim tag; coupon |
| 引換証 | ひきかえしょう hikikaeshou | receipt; coupon; bond |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 証券 | しょうけん shouken | bond; bill; certificate |
| 旅券 | りょけん ryoken | passport |
| 馬券 | ばけん baken | betting ticket; betting slip |
| 債券 | さいけん saiken | bond; debenture |
| 株券 | かぶけん kabuken | stock certificate |
| 金券 | きんけん kinken | gold certificate |
See also: Chinese symbol for “coupon”.
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.