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Japanese symbol for “remuneration”

Romaji: houshuu
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

In Japanese, remuneration is , read (houshuu).

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 remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

Kanji and stroke order

report, news, reward
on: ホウ
kun: むく.いる
12 strokes · JLPT 2
repay, reward, retribution
on: シュウ、シュ、トウ
kun: むく.いる
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “remuneration”

WordReadingMeaning
しゃれい shareireward; honorarium; remuneration
れいきん reikinmoney (given as thanks); reward money; fee
たいぐう taiguuworking conditions; salary; pay
リワード riwaadoreward; remuneration; recompense
ほうしゃ housharequital of a favor; repaying a favor; remuneration

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じょうほう jouhouinformation; news; report
ほうこく houkokureport; information
ほうどう houdoureport (of news); reporting; news
よほう yohouforecast; prediction
けいほう keihouwarning; alarm; alert
おうしゅう oushuuexchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take
むほうしゅう muhoushuuunpaid; without pay; gratuitous
ごしゅう goshuureciprocity

See also: Chinese symbol for “remuneration”.

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.

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