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Japanese symbol for “patrimony”

Romaji: seshuuzaisan
hereditary property; heritage; patrimony

In Japanese, patrimony is , read (seshuuzaisan).

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 hereditary property; heritage; patrimony

Kanji and stroke order

generation, world, society
on: セイ、セ、ソウ
kun: よ
5 strokes · JLPT 3
attack, advance on, succeed to
on: シュウ
kun: おそ.う、かさ.ね
22 strokes · JLPT 1
property, money, wealth
on: ザイ、サイ、ゾク
kun: たから
10 strokes · JLPT 2
products, bear, give birth
on: サン
kun: う.む、う.まれる、うぶ-、む.す
11 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せかい sekaithe world; society; the universe
せだい sedaigeneration
せいき seikicentury
よのなか yononakasociety; the world; the times
せけん sekenworld; society; people
せたい setaihousehold; family
しゅうげき shuugeki(surprise) attack; assault; raid
おそう osouto attack; to assail; to make an assault
ざいさん zaisanproperty; fortune; assets
せいさん seisanproduction; manufacture

See also: Chinese symbol for “patrimony”.

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.