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Japanese symbol for “creditor”

Romaji: kashi
loan; lending; hire; rental

In Japanese, creditor is , read (kashi).

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 loan; lending; hire; rental; lease
  2. n favor; favour; debt; obligation
  3. n creditor; method of lending; credit side

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

lend
on: タイ
kun: か.す、か.し-、かし-
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “creditor”

WordReadingMeaning
かしかた kashikatacreditor; lender; credit side (of the ledger)
さいけんしゃ saikenshacreditor
さいしゅ saishucreditor
かしぬし kashinushilender; creditor; landlord

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かしだし kashidashilending; loaning
ちんたい chintaileasing (out); renting out; hiring out
かす kasuto lend; to loan
かしつけ kashitsukeloan
たいしゃく taishakuloan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing

See also: Chinese symbol for “creditor”.

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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