Japanese symbol for “earnings”
収入
しゅうにゅう
Romaji: shuunyuu
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds
In Japanese, earnings is 収入, read しゅうにゅう (shuunyuu).
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 income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “earnings”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 稼ぎ | かせぎ kasegi | earnings |
| 収益 | しゅうえき shuueki | earnings; proceeds; returns |
| 所得 | しょとく shotoku | income; earnings |
| 儲け | もうけ mouke | profit; earnings |
| 働き | はたらき hataraki | salary; income; earnings |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回収 | かいしゅう kaishuu | collection; recovery; withdrawal |
| 収集 | しゅうしゅう shuushuu | collecting; accumulating; gathering |
| 買収 | ばいしゅう baishuu | acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover |
| 吸収 | きゅうしゅう kyuushuu | absorption; suction; attraction |
| 年収 | ねんしゅう nenshuu | annual income |
| 購入 | こうにゅう kounyuu | purchase; buying |
| 導入 | どうにゅう dounyuu | introduction; bringing in; installation |
| 輸入 | ゆにゅう yunyuu | import; importation; introduction |
See also: Chinese symbol for “earnings”.
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.