Japanese symbol for “pawnee”

質権者

しちけんしゃ

Romaji: shichikensha

person who receives a pledge; pledgee; pawnee

In Japanese, pawnee is 質権者, read しちけんしゃ (shichikensha).

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Meanings

n person who receives a pledge; pledgee; pawnee

Kanji and stroke order

質

substance, quality, matter

on: シツ、シチ、チ
kun: たち、ただ.す、もと、わりふ

15 strokes · JLPT 3

権

authority, power, rights

on: ケン、ゴン
kun: おもり、かり、はか.る

15 strokes · JLPT 2

者

someone, person

on: シャ
kun: もの

8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
質問	しつもん shitsumon	question; inquiry; enquiry
物質	ぶっしつ busshitsu	material; substance
体質	たいしつ taishitsu	constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease)
本質	ほんしつ honshitsu	essence; true nature; substance
品質	ひんしつ hinshitsu	quality (of a product or a service)
性質	せいしつ seishitsu	nature (of a person); disposition; temperament
権利	けんり kenri	right; privilege
政権	せいけん seiken	(political) administration; political power
患者	かんじゃ kanja	patient

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.