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Japanese symbol for “retaining”

Romaji: sesshuu
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation

In Japanese, retaining is , read (sesshuu).

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, vs, vt requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)

Kanji and stroke order

touch, contact, adjoin
on: セツ、ショウ
kun: つ.ぐ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
income, obtain, reap
on: シュウ
kun: おさ.める、おさ.まる
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “retaining”

WordReadingMeaning
とめおき tomeokidetention; keeping; retaining

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちょくせつ chokusetsudirect; immediate; personal
せっしょく sesshokutouch; contact; touching
せつぞく setsuzokuconnection; attachment; union
めんせつ mensetsuinterview (e.g. for a job)
せっきん sekkingetting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
かんせつ kansetsuindirection; indirectness
しゅうにゅう shuunyuuincome; earnings; revenue
かいしゅう kaishuucollection; recovery; withdrawal

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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