Japanese symbol for “credit”
掛け
かけ
Romaji: kake
credit
In Japanese, credit is 掛け, read かけ (kake).
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 credit
- n money owed on an account; bill
- suf hanger; holder; rest; rack; peg; hook
- suf in the process of (doing); midway through; half-(done)
- suf on the verge of; just about to
- n hot noodles in broth
Written forms: 掛け、懸け、掛、懸. Readings: かけ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “credit”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名誉 | めいよ meiyo | honor; honour; credit |
| 債権 | さいけん saiken | credit; claim |
| 誇り | ほこり hokori | pride; boast; credit (to) |
| 信用 | しんよう shin'you | credit |
| 単位 | たんい tan'i | credit (in school, university, etc.); point |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仕掛け | しかけ shikake | device; contrivance; mechanism |
| 掛ける | かける kakeru | to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from) |
| 掛け軸 | かけじく kakejiku | hanging scroll |
| 掛かる | かかる kakaru | to take (a resource, e.g. time or money) |
| 掛け声 | かけごえ kakegoe | shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!") |
See also: Chinese symbol for “credit”.
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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