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Japanese symbol for “expenses”

Romaji: keihi
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays

In Japanese, expenses is , read (keihi).

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 expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

Kanji and stroke order

sutra, longitude, pass thru
on: ケイ、キョウ、キン
kun: へ.る、た.つ、たていと、はか.る
11 strokes · JLPT 2
expense, cost, spend
on: ヒ
kun: つい.やす、つい.える
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “expenses”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅっぴ shuppiexpenses; disbursements
ししゅつ shishutsuexpenditure; disbursement; expenses
いり iriexpenses; expenditure
いり iriexpenses; expenditure
かかり kakariexpenses; costs

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けいざい keizaieconomy; economics
けいけん keikenexperience
けいえい keieimanagement; administration; operation
しんけい shinkeinerve
けいか keikapassage (of time); elapsing; lapse
けいゆ keiyugoing through; going via; going by way of
しょうひ shouhiconsumption; expenditure; spending
ひよう hiyoucost; expense

See also: Chinese symbol for “expenses”.

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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