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Japanese symbol for “mortgage”

Romaji: teitou
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge

In Japanese, mortgage is , read (teitou).

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. adj-no, n mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge

Kanji and stroke order

resist, reach, touch
on: テイ
8 strokes · JLPT 1
hit, right, appropriate
on: トウ
kun: あ.たる、あ.たり、あ.てる、あ.て
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “mortgage”

WordReadingMeaning
たんぽ tanposecurity; guarantee; collateral
ひきあて hikiatemortgage; security
モーゲージ moogeejimortgage
ていとうけん teitoukenmortgage; right of pledge; lien
じょうとたんぽ joutotanpomortgage

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ていこう teikouresistance; opposition; standing up to
たいてい taiteimostly; ordinarily; usually
ていしょく teishokuinfringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; running afoul
なみたいてい namitaiteiordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
ていとうけん teitoukenmortgage; right of pledge; lien
ほんとう hontoutruth; reality; actuality
とうじ toujiat that time; in those days
たんとう tantoubeing in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

See also: Chinese symbol for “mortgage”.

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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