Japanese symbol for “insolvency”
倒産
とうさん
Romaji: tousan
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
In Japanese, insolvency is 倒産, read とうさん (tousan).
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, vi, vs (corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “insolvency”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 破産 | はさん hasan | bankruptcy; insolvency |
| 債務超過 | さいむちょうか saimuchouka | insolvency |
| 支払不能 | しはらいふのう shiharaifunou | insolvency |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面倒 | めんどう mendou | trouble; bother |
| 圧倒的 | あっとうてき attouteki | overwhelming |
| 倒れる | たおれる taoreru | to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall |
| 倒す | たおす taosu | to throw down; to bring down; to blow down |
| 圧倒 | あっとう attou | to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to crush |
| 生産 | せいさん seisan | production; manufacture |
| 産業 | さんぎょう sangyou | industry |
| 資産 | しさん shisan | property; fortune; means |
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.