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Japanese symbol for “earner”

Romaji: seikeisha
earner (of a household); breadwinner

In Japanese, earner is , read (seikeisha).

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 earner (of a household); breadwinner

Kanji and stroke order

life, genuine, birth
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる
5 strokes · JLPT 4
plot, plan, scheme
on: ケイ
kun: はか.る、はか.らう
9 strokes · JLPT 3
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいかつ seikatsulife; living
せんせい senseiteacher; instructor; master
じんせい jinsei(one's) life
がくせい gakuseistudent (esp. a university student)
はっせい hasseioccurrence; incidence; outbreak
たんじょう tanjoubirth (of a person); nativity
けいかく keikakuplan; project; schedule
せっけい sekkeiplan; design; layout
かんじゃ kanjapatient

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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