Japanese symbol for “fee”
料金
りょうきん
Romaji: ryoukin
fee; charge; fare
In Japanese, fee is 料金, read りょうきん (ryoukin).
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
- n fee; charge; fare
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fee”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手数料 | てすうりょう tesuuryou | (handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission |
| 代金 | だいきん daikin | price; cost; charge |
| 料 | りょう ryou | fee; charge; rate |
| 礼金 | れいきん reikin | money (given as thanks); reward money; fee |
| フィー | フィー fii | fee |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
| 料理 | りょうり ryouri | cooking; cookery; cuisine |
| 資料 | しりょう shiryou | material; materials; data |
| 燃料 | ねんりょう nenryou | fuel |
| 材料 | ざいりょう zairyou | materials; ingredients |
| お金 | おかね okane | money |
| 資金 | しきん shikin | funds; capital |
| 金融 | きんゆう kin'yuu | finance; financing; credit transacting |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fee”.
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.