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Japanese symbol for “diabetic”

Romaji: tounyoubyoukanja
diabetic; diabetic patient; person with diabetes

In Japanese, diabetic is , read (tounyoubyoukanja).

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 diabetic; diabetic patient; person with diabetes

Kanji and stroke order

sugar
on: トウ
16 strokes · JLPT 1
urine
on: ニョウ
kun: ゆばり、いばり、しと
7 strokes · JLPT 1
ill, sick
on: ビョウ、ヘイ
kun: や.む、-や.み、やまい
10 strokes · JLPT 3
afflicted, disease, suffer from
on: カン
kun: わずら.う
11 strokes · JLPT 1
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さとう satousugar
とうぶん toubunamount of sugar; sugar content
けっとう kettoublood sugar
とうるい touruisaccharide
せいとう seitousugar manufacture
とうにょう tounyouglycosuria; glucosuria; urine sugar
ひにょうき hinyoukiurinary organs
りにょう rinyoudiuresis
びょういん byouinhospital; clinic; doctor's office
かんじゃ kanjapatient
きしゃ kishareporter; 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.