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Japanese symbol for “sum”

Romaji: kingaku
amount of money; sum

In Japanese, sum is , read (kingaku).

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 amount of money; sum

Kanji and stroke order

gold
on: キン、コン、ゴン
kun: かね、かな-、-がね
8 strokes · JLPT 4
forehead, tablet, plaque
on: ガク
kun: ひたい
18 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “sum”

WordReadingMeaning
わ wasum
つうさん tsuusantotal; sum; aggregate
ぜんがく zengakutotal (money); full amount; sum
ごう gousum; total
がく gakuamount (esp. of money); sum

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おかね okanemoney
しきん shikinfunds; capital
きんゆう kin'yuufinance; financing; credit transacting
りょうきん ryoukinfee; charge; fare
げんきん genkincash; ready money; money on hand
きんぞく kinzokumetal
そうがく sougakutotal amount (of money); total sum; sum total
こうがく kougakularge sum (of money); large amount

See also: Chinese symbol for “sum”.

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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