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Japanese symbol for “inventory”

Romaji: zaiko
stock; inventory

In Japanese, inventory is , read (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

  1. n stock; inventory
  2. n, vi, vs having in stock; being in stock

Kanji and stroke order

exist, outskirts, suburbs
on: ザイ
kun: あ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 2
warehouse, storehouse
on: コ、ク
kun: くら
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “inventory”

WordReadingMeaning
もくろく mokurokucatalogue; catalog; inventory
ストック sutokkustock; inventory
しながき shinagakicatalog; catalogue; inventory
ざいこひん zaikohininventory; goods on hand
しょうひんもくろく shouhinmokurokuinventory; catalog; catalogue

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
げんざい genzaithe present; present time; now
そんざい sonzaiexistence; being; presence
たいざい taizaistay; sojourn
ざいにち zainichiresident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy)
ふざい fuzaiabsence
せんざい senzaipotentiality; dormancy; latency
ぶんこ bunkolibrary; book collection
そうこ soukostorehouse; 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.

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