Japanese symbol for “ailment”
疾患
しっかん
Romaji: shikkan
disease; illness; disorder; condition
In Japanese, ailment is 疾患, read しっかん (shikkan).
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 disease; illness; disorder; condition; ailment (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ailment”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不快 | ふかい fukai | indisposition; ailment |
| 微恙 | びよう biyou | indisposition; ailment; slight illness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疾走 | しっそう shissou | sprint; dash; scampering |
| 疾病 | しっぺい shippei | illness; disease |
| 疾風 | しっぷう shippuu | gale; strong wind; swift wind |
| 疾駆 | しっく shikku | riding fast; driving a horse fast |
| 疾風迅雷 | しっぷうじんらい shippuujinrai | with lightning speed |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
| 患部 | かんぶ kanbu | affected part; diseased part; wound |
| 患う | わずらう wazurau | to be ill; to suffer from |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ailment”.
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.