Japanese symbol for “royalties”

著作権使用料

ちょさくけんしようりょう

Romaji: chosakukenshiyouryou

royalties

In Japanese, royalties is 著作権使用料, read ちょさくけんしようりょう (chosakukenshiyouryou).

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Meanings

n royalties

Kanji and stroke order

著

renowned, publish, write

on: チョ、チャク
kun: あらわ.す、いちじる.しい

11 strokes · JLPT 2

作

make, production, prepare

on: サク、サ
kun: つく.る、つく.り、-づく.り

7 strokes · JLPT 3

権

authority, power, rights

on: ケン、ゴン
kun: おもり、かり、はか.る

15 strokes · JLPT 2

使

use, send on a mission, order

on: シ
kun: つか.う、つか.い、-つか.い、-づか.い

8 strokes · JLPT 3

用

utilize, business, service

on: ヨウ
kun: もち.いる

5 strokes · JLPT 3

料

fee, materials

on: リョウ

10 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
著者	ちょしゃ chosha	author (usu. of a particular book); writer
著書	ちょしょ chosho	(written) work; book; writings
著名	ちょめい chomei	famous; noted; eminent
著作	ちょさく chosaku	writing (a book); book; (literary) work
顕著	けんちょ kencho	remarkable; striking; obvious
名著	めいちょ meicho	famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
作る	つくる tsukuru	to make; to produce; to manufacture
作品	さくひん sakuhin	work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production
権利	けんり kenri	right; privilege
使用	しよう shiyou	use; application; employment
利用	りよう riyou	use; utilization; utilisation
無料	むりょう muryou	free (of charge); gratuitous

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.