Japanese symbol for “refund”
返金
へんきん
Romaji: henkin
refund; repayment; reimbursement
In Japanese, refund is 返金, read へんきん (henkin).
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
- n, vi, vs refund; repayment; reimbursement
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “refund”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 返済 | へんさい hensai | repayment; reimbursement; refund |
| 還付 | かんぷ kanpu | return; restoration; refund |
| 払い戻し | はらいもどし haraimodoshi | repayment; refund; payback |
| 払い戻す | はらいもどす haraimodosu | to repay; to pay back; to refund |
| 払戻金 | はらいもどしきん haraimodoshikin | refund; rebate; repayment |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 返事 | へんじ henji | reply; answer; response |
| 繰り返す | くりかえす kurikaesu | to repeat; to do over again |
| 返還 | へんかん henkan | return; restoration |
| 返済 | へんさい hensai | repayment; reimbursement; refund |
| 返信 | へんしん henshin | reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer |
| 返す | かえす kaesu | to return (something); to restore; to put back |
| お金 | おかね okane | money |
| 資金 | しきん shikin | funds; capital |
See also: Chinese symbol for “refund”.
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.