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Japanese symbol for “stocks”

Romaji: sendai
building berth (for ships); stocks; slipway

In Japanese, stocks is , read (sendai).

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 building berth (for ships); stocks; slipway

Kanji and stroke order

ship, boat
on: セン
kun: ふね、ふな-
11 strokes · JLPT 2
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: うてな、われ、つかさ
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “stocks”

WordReadingMeaning
さらしだい sarashidaipillory; stocks; gibbet
げんぴん genpingoods in stock; stocks

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せんちょう senchouship's captain; skipper
ふうせん fuusenballoon (toy or decoration)
ぎょせん gyosenfishing boat
せんぱく senpakuvessel; ship; shipping
ぞうせん zousenshipbuilding
ふなばし funabashipontoon bridge; floating bridge
ぶたい butaistage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.)
たいふう taifuutyphoon; hurricane

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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