Japanese symbol for “inventory”
在庫
ざいこ
Romaji: zaiko
stock; inventory
In Japanese, inventory is 在庫, read ざいこ (zaiko).
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 stock; inventory
- n, vi, vs having in stock; being in stock
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inventory”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目録 | もくろく mokuroku | catalogue; catalog; inventory |
| ストック | ストック sutokku | stock; inventory |
| 品書き | しながき shinagaki | catalog; catalogue; inventory |
| 在庫品 | ざいこひん zaikohin | inventory; goods on hand |
| 商品目録 | しょうひんもくろく shouhinmokuroku | inventory; catalog; catalogue |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 現在 | げんざい genzai | the present; present time; now |
| 存在 | そんざい sonzai | existence; being; presence |
| 滞在 | たいざい taizai | stay; sojourn |
| 在日 | ざいにち zainichi | resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy) |
| 不在 | ふざい fuzai | absence |
| 潜在 | せんざい senzai | potentiality; dormancy; latency |
| 文庫 | ぶんこ bunko | library; book collection |
| 倉庫 | そうこ souko | storehouse; warehouse; godown |
See also: Chinese symbol for “inventory”.
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.