Japanese symbol for “cripple”
廃人
はいじん
Romaji: haijin
cripple; disabled person; invalid
In Japanese, cripple is 廃人, read はいじん (haijin).
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 cripple; disabled person; invalid
- suf (game, internet, etc.) addict
Written forms: 廃人、癈人. Readings: はいじん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cripple”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不具 | ふぐ fugu | deformity; distortion; disability |
| 跛者 | はしゃ hasha | cripple |
| 跛 | びっこ bikko | lameness; cripple |
| 害児 | がいじ gaiji | retard; moron; cripple |
| 躄 | いざり izari | cripple |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 廃止 | はいし haishi | abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation |
| 廃棄 | はいき haiki | disposal; abandonment; scrapping |
| 廃絶 | はいぜつ haizetsu | abolition; elimination |
| 撤廃 | てっぱい teppai | annulment; abolition; repeal |
| 退廃 | たいはい taihai | (moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence |
| 荒廃 | こうはい kouhai | ruin; destruction; devastation |
| 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 “cripple”.
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