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Japanese symbol for “royalty”

Romaji: inzei
royalty (on book)

In Japanese, royalty is , read (inzei).

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 royalty (on book)

Kanji and stroke order

stamp, seal, mark
on: イン
kun: しるし、-じるし、しる.す
6 strokes · JLPT 2
tax, duty
on: ゼイ
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “royalty”

WordReadingMeaning
おうぞく ouzokuroyalty; royal family
こうぞく kouzokuimperial family; royalty
ロイヤリティ roiyaritiroyalty (payment)
とっきょけんしようりょう tokkyokenshiyouryouroyalty
おうもの oumonoking; royalty

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いんしょう inshouimpression
いんさつ insatsuprinting
ちょういん chouinsignature; signing; sealing
いんかん inkanstamp; seal
けしいん keshiinpostmark; (postal) cancellation mark
めじるし mejirushimark (for quick identification or recognition); sign
ぜいきん zeikintax; duty
かぜい kazeitaxation

See also: Chinese symbol for “royalty”.

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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