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Japanese symbol for “expenditure”

Romaji: shishutsu
expenditure; disbursement; expenses

In Japanese, expenditure is , read (shishutsu).

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, vt expenditure; disbursement; expenses

Kanji and stroke order

branch, support, sustain
on: シ
kun: ささ.える、つか.える、か.う
4 strokes · JLPT 2
exit, leave, go out
on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “expenditure”

WordReadingMeaning
しょうひ shouhiconsumption; expenditure; spending
けいひ keihiexpenses; expenditure; outgoings
いり iriexpenses; expenditure
いり iriexpenses; expenditure
ようど youdoexpenses; expenditure

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しはらい shiharaipayment
しえん shiensupport; backing; aid
しじ shijisupport; backing; endorsement
しはい shihairule; domination; control
してん shitenbranch office; branch store
しはらう shiharauto pay
しゅつえん shutsuenappearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
だす dasuto take out; to get out

See also: Chinese symbol for “expenditure”.

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.