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Japanese symbol for “receivership”

Romaji: kanzai
administration of property; custodianship; receivership

In Japanese, receivership is , read (kanzai).

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 administration of property; custodianship; receivership

Kanji and stroke order

pipe, tube, wind instrument
on: カン
kun: くだ
14 strokes · JLPT 2
property, money, wealth
on: ザイ、サイ、ゾク
kun: たから
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんり kanricontrol; management (e.g. of a business)
ほかん hokancharge; custody; safekeeping
けっかん kekkanblood vessel; vein
かんかつ kankatsujurisdiction; control
かんせい kanseicontrol (by the state); controlling; coordination
はいかん haikanplumbing; piping
ざいさん zaisanproperty; fortune; assets
ざいせい zaiseipublic finance

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.