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Japanese symbol for “revenue”

Romaji: shuunyuu
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds

In Japanese, revenue is , read (shuunyuu).

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 income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts

Kanji and stroke order

income, obtain, reap
on: シュウ
kun: おさ.める、おさ.まる
4 strokes · JLPT 2
enter, insert
on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “revenue”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうえき shuuekiearnings; proceeds; returns
ぜいしゅう zeishuutax yields; revenue
あがりだか agaridakarevenue; income; receipts
レベニュー rebenyuurevenue

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
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
こうにゅう kounyuupurchase; buying
どうにゅう dounyuuintroduction; bringing in; installation
ゆにゅう yunyuuimport; importation; introduction

See also: Chinese symbol for “revenue”.

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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