Japanese symbol for “indenture”
年季奉公
ねんきぼうこう
Romaji: nenkiboukou
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture; indentured servitude
In Japanese, indenture is 年季奉公, read ねんきぼうこう (nenkiboukou).
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Meanings
- n apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture; indentured servitude
Written forms: 年季奉公、年期奉公. Readings: ねんきぼうこう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “indenture”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 年季 | ねんき nenki | apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今年 | ことし kotoshi | this year |
| 年間 | ねんかん nenkan | (period of) a year |
| 少年 | しょうねん shounen | boy |
| 年齢 | ねんれい nenrei | age; years |
| 年度 | ねんど nendo | fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year |
| 年代 | ねんだい nendai | age; era; period |
| 季節 | きせつ kisetsu | season; time of year |
| 四季 | しき shiki | the four seasons |
| 奉仕 | ほうし houshi | service; ministry; attendance |
| 公開 | こうかい koukai | opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting |
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.