Japanese symbol for “scrooge”
守銭奴
しゅせんど
Romaji: shusendo
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
In Japanese, scrooge is 守銭奴, read しゅせんど (shusendo).
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
- n miser; cheapskate; scrooge
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “scrooge”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 渋ちん | しぶちん shibuchin | stingy person; miser; scrooge |
| 伊勢屋 | いせや iseya | miser; stingy person; skinflint |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 守る | まもる mamoru | to protect; to guard; to defend |
| 保守 | ほしゅ hoshu | maintenance |
| 守備 | しゅび shubi | defense; defence |
| 遵守 | じゅんしゅ junshu | observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying |
| 留守 | るす rusu | absence; being away from home |
| 守り | まもり mamori | protection; defense; defence |
| 金銭 | きんせん kinsen | money; cash |
| 銭湯 | せんとう sentou | public bath; bathhouse |
| 奴隷 | どれい dorei | slave; servant |
See also: Chinese symbol for “scrooge”.
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.