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Japanese symbol for “estimate”

Romaji: yosan
estimate (of costs); budget

In Japanese, estimate is , read (yosan).

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, vs estimate (of costs); budget

Kanji and stroke order

beforehand, previous, myself
on: ヨ、シャ
kun: あらかじ.め
4 strokes · JLPT 2
calculate, divining, number
on: サン
kun: そろ
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “estimate”

WordReadingMeaning
よてい yoteiplans; arrangement; schedule
けんとう kentouestimate; guess; conjecture
みつもり mitsumoriestimate; estimation; valuation
すいけい suikeiestimate; estimation
みつもる mitsumoruto estimate

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
よてい yoteiplans; arrangement; schedule
よそう yosouexpectation; anticipation; prediction
よやく yoyakureservation; appointment; booking
よせん yosenpreliminary contest; qualifying round; trial
よび yobireserve; spare
けいさん keisancalculation; computation; reckoning
けっさん kessansettlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results
かんさん kansanconversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange

See also: Chinese symbol for “estimate”.

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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