Japanese symbol for “embezzlement”
横領
おうりょう
Romaji: ouryou
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
In Japanese, embezzlement is 横領, read おうりょう (ouryou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “embezzlement”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盗用 | とうよう touyou | embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism |
| 着服 | ちゃくふく chakufuku | embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing |
| 使い込み | つかいこみ tsukaikomi | embezzlement; misappropriation |
| つまみ食い | つまみぐい tsumamigui | embezzlement; misappropriation; exploiting something |
| 猫ばば | ねこばば nekobaba | embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 横綱 | よこづな yokozuna | yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion |
| 横断 | おうだん oudan | crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); cutting across |
| 横浜 | よこはま yokohama | Yokohama (city) |
| 横顔 | よこがお yokogao | profile; face in profile; face seen from the side |
| 横切る | よこぎる yokogiru | to cross (e.g. road); to traverse |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう daitouryou | president (of a country) |
| 領域 | りょういき ryouiki | territory; domain |
| 領土 | りょうど ryoudo | territory; domain; dominion |
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.