Japanese symbol for “lien”
抵当権
ていとうけん
Romaji: teitouken
mortgage; right of pledge; lien
In Japanese, lien is 抵当権, read ていとうけん (teitouken).
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Meanings
- n mortgage; right of pledge; lien
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lien”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 留置権 | りゅうちけん ryuuchiken | lien; right of retention |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抵抗 | ていこう teikou | resistance; opposition; standing up to |
| 大抵 | たいてい taitei | mostly; ordinarily; usually |
| 抵当 | ていとう teitou | mortgage; security; hypothec |
| 抵触 | ていしょく teishoku | infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; running afoul |
| 並大抵 | なみたいてい namitaitei | ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill |
| 本当 | ほんとう hontou | truth; reality; actuality |
| 当時 | とうじ touji | at that time; in those days |
| 担当 | たんとう tantou | being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.) |
| 権利 | けんり kenri | right; privilege |
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.