Japanese symbol for “crank”
変人
へんじん
Romaji: henjin
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
In Japanese, crank is 変人, read へんじん (henjin).
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 eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
Written forms: 変人、偏人. Readings: へんじん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “crank”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| クランク | クランク kuranku | crank (mechanism) |
| 奇人 | きじん kijin | queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 変更 | へんこう henkou | change; modification; alteration |
| 変化 | へんか henka | change; variation; alteration |
| 変わる | かわる kawaru | to change; to be transformed; to be altered |
| 変動 | へんどう hendou | change; fluctuation |
| 変身 | へんしん henshin | metamorphosis; disguise; transformation |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual; private person; personal |
See also: Chinese symbol for “crank”.
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.