Japanese symbol for “amputee”

切断患者

せつだんかんじゃ

Romaji: setsudankanja

amputee

In Japanese, amputee is 切断患者, read せつだんかんじゃ (setsudankanja).

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Meanings

n amputee

Kanji and stroke order

切

cut, cutoff, be sharp

on: セツ、サイ
kun: き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り

4 strokes · JLPT 3

断

severance, decline, refuse

on: ダン
kun: た.つ、ことわ.る、さだ.める

11 strokes · JLPT 2

患

afflicted, disease, suffer from

on: カン
kun: わずら.う

11 strokes · JLPT 1

者

someone, person

on: シャ
kun: もの

8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
大切	たいせつ taisetsu	important; significant; serious
一切	いっさい issai	all; everything; entirety
適切	てきせつ tekisetsu	appropriate; suitable; fitting
切り	きり kiri	end; finish; place to stop
切る	きる kiru	to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
親切	しんせつ shinsetsu	kind; gentle; considerate
判断	はんだん handan	judgment; judgement; decision
診断	しんだん shindan	diagnosis; medical examination
患者	かんじゃ kanja	patient
記者	きしゃ kisha	reporter; journalist

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.