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Japanese symbol for “fund”

Romaji: kikin
fund; foundation

In Japanese, fund is , read (kikin).

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. adj-no, n fund; foundation

Kanji and stroke order

fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines
on: キ
kun: もと、もとい
11 strokes · JLPT 2
gold
on: キン、コン、ゴン
kun: かね、かな-、-がね
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “fund”

WordReadingMeaning
ファンド fandofund
きほんきん kihonkinfund; endowment
しきんをだす shikin'odasuto provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きほん kihonbasics; fundamentals; basis
きじゅん kijunstandard; criterion; norm
きち kichibase (military, expedition, etc.)
きそ kisofoundation; basis
きばん kibanbase; basis; foundation
もとづく motozukuto be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on)
おかね okanemoney
しきん shikinfunds; capital

See also: Chinese symbol for “fund”.

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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