Japanese symbol for “expropriation”
収用
しゅうよう
Romaji: shuuyou
expropriation; seizure
In Japanese, expropriation is 収用, read しゅうよう (shuuyou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt expropriation; seizure
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “expropriation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 徴用 | ちょうよう chouyou | drafting; requisition; impressment |
| 徴 | ちょう chou | requisition; expropriation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう shuunyuu | income; earnings; revenue |
| 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 |
| 使用 | しよう shiyou | use; application; employment |
| 利用 | りよう riyou | use; utilization; utilisation |
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.