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Japanese symbol for “microfinance”

Romaji: shoukibokin'yuu
microfinance

In Japanese, microfinance is , read (shoukibokin'yuu).

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 microfinance

Kanji and stroke order

little, small
on: ショウ
kun: ちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-
3 strokes · JLPT 4
standard, measure
on: キ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
imitation, copy, mock
on: モ、ボ
14 strokes · JLPT 1
gold
on: キン、コン、ゴン
kun: かね、かな-、-がね
8 strokes · JLPT 4
dissolve, melt
on: ユウ
kun: と.ける、と.かす
16 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “microfinance”

WordReadingMeaning
ミクロファイナンス mikurofainansumicrofinance
マイクロファイナンス maikurofainansumicrofinance; microfinancing
エム・エフ emu・efumicrofinance

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょうせつ shousetsunovel; story; (work of) fiction
しょうがっこう shougakkouprimary school; elementary school; grade school
しょうがくせい shougakuseielementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
こがた kogatasmall-sized; small-scale; miniature
ちいさい chiisaismall; little; tiny
しゅくしょう shukushoureduction; curtailment; cut
きぼ kiboscale; scope; plan
きせい kiseiregulation; (traffic) policing; control
もよう moyoupattern; figure; design
おかね okanemoney
きんゆう kin'yuufinance; financing; credit transacting

See also: Chinese symbol for “microfinance”.

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.