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Japanese symbol for “futures”

Romaji: nobe
futures

In Japanese, futures is , read (nobe).

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Meanings

  1. n futures
  2. n credit (buying)
  3. n stretching
  4. pref total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate; gross

Kanji and stroke order

prolong, stretching
on: エン
kun: の.びる、の.べる、の.べ、の.ばす
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “futures”

WordReadingMeaning
さきもの sakimonofutures; futures contract

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
えんちょう enchouextension; elongation; prolongation
えんき enkipostponement; deferment; adjournment
ちえん chiendelay; latency
えんたい entaiarrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment)
まんえん man'enspread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation

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.