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Japanese symbol for “funding”

Romaji: shikinteate
funding (something); financing (something); making money available

In Japanese, funding is , read (shikinteate).

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 funding (something); financing (something); making money available

Kanji and stroke order

assets, resources, capital
on: シ
13 strokes · JLPT 2
gold
on: キン、コン、ゴン
kun: かね、かな-、-がね
8 strokes · JLPT 4
hand
on: シュ、ズ
kun: て、て-、-て、た-
4 strokes · JLPT 4
hit, right, appropriate
on: トウ
kun: あ.たる、あ.たり、あ.てる、あ.て
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “funding”

WordReadingMeaning
しえんきん shienkinfinancial support; funding; support fund

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しきん shikinfunds; capital
とうし toushiinvestment
しりょう shiryoumaterial; materials; data
しかく shikakuqualifications; requirements; capabilities
しさん shisanproperty; fortune; means
しほん shihonfunds; capital
おかね okanemoney
きんゆう kin'yuufinance; financing; credit transacting
あいて aitecompanion; partner; company
ほんとう hontoutruth; reality; actuality

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.