Japanese symbol for “reinvestment”

再投資

さいとうし

Romaji: saitoushi

reinvestment

In Japanese, reinvestment is 再投資, read さいとうし (saitoushi).

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, vs, vt reinvestment

Kanji and stroke order

再

again, twice, second time

on: サイ、サ
kun: ふたた.び

6 strokes · JLPT 2

投

throw, discard, abandon

on: トウ
kun: な.げる、-な.げ

7 strokes · JLPT 2

資

assets, resources, capital

on: シ

13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
再生	さいせい saisei	restoration to life; coming to life again; resuscitation
再び	ふたたび futatabi	again; once more; a second time
再開	さいかい saikai	reopening; resumption; restarting
再建	さいけん saiken	rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation
再度	さいど saido	a second time; again; once more
再会	さいかい saikai	meeting again; reunion
投票	とうひょう touhyou	voting; ballot; poll
投資	とうし toushi	investment
資金	しきん shikin	funds; capital

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.