Japanese symbol for “installment”

掛け金

かけきん

Romaji: kakekin

installment; instalment; premium; bill

In Japanese, installment is 掛け金, read かけきん (kakekin).

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 installment; instalment; premium; bill

Written forms: 掛け金、掛金. Readings: かけきん.

Kanji and stroke order

掛

hang, suspend, depend

on: カイ、ケイ
kun: か.ける、-か.ける、か.け、-か.け

11 strokes · JLPT 1

金

gold

on: キン、コン、ゴン
kun: かね、かな-、-がね

8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “installment”

Word	Reading	Meaning
一回分	いっかいぶん ikkaibun	dose; installment; instalment
インストールメント	インストールメント insutoorumento	installment; instalment

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
掛け	かけ kake	credit
仕掛け	しかけ shikake	device; contrivance; mechanism
掛ける	かける kakeru	to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from)
掛け軸	かけじく kakejiku	hanging scroll
掛かる	かかる kakaru	to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
掛け声	かけごえ kakegoe	shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
お金	おかね okane	money
資金	しきん shikin	funds; capital

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