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Japanese symbol for “returns”

Romaji: shuueki
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue

In Japanese, returns is , read (shuueki).

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 earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue

Kanji and stroke order

income, obtain, reap
on: シュウ
kun: おさ.める、おさ.まる
4 strokes · JLPT 2
benefit, gain, profit
on: エキ、ヤク
kun: ま.す
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “returns”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうかく shuukakufruits (of one's labors); gain; result
りじゅん rijunprofit; returns
リターンズ ritaanzureturns
とくぶん tokubunprofit; gains; returns

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうにゅう shuunyuuincome; earnings; revenue
かいしゅう kaishuucollection; recovery; withdrawal
しゅうしゅう shuushuucollecting; accumulating; gathering
ばいしゅう baishuuacquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover
きゅうしゅう kyuushuuabsorption; suction; attraction
ねんしゅう nenshuuannual income
りえき riekiprofit; gains
ゆうえき yuuekibeneficial; profitable; useful

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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