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Japanese symbol for “takeover”

Romaji: baishuu
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; purchase

In Japanese, takeover is , read (baishuu).

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, vs, vt acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; purchase
  2. n, vs, vt bribery; buying off; corruption

Kanji and stroke order

buy
on: バイ
kun: か.う
12 strokes · JLPT 4
income, obtain, reap
on: シュウ
kun: おさ.める、おさ.まる
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “takeover”

WordReadingMeaning
のっとり nottoritakeover (of a company, etc.)
ジャック jakkuhijack; hijacking; takeover
きゅうしゅうがっぺい kyuushuugappeimerger; takeover
テイクオーバー teikuoobaatakeover

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かう kauto buy; to purchase
かいとり kaitoripurchase; buying; buying out
かいもの kaimonoshopping; purchased goods
ばいばい baibaitrade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs)
かい kaibuying; shopping
しゅうにゅう shuunyuuincome; earnings; revenue
かいしゅう kaishuucollection; recovery; withdrawal
しゅうしゅう shuushuucollecting; accumulating; gathering

See also: Chinese symbol for “takeover”.

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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