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Japanese symbol for “fanboy”

Romaji: shinja
believer; adherent; devotee; follower

In Japanese, fanboy is , read (shinja).

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 believer; adherent; devotee; follower
  2. n fanboy; fanatic; superfan

Kanji and stroke order

faith, truth, fidelity
on: シン
9 strokes · JLPT 2
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “fanboy”

WordReadingMeaning
しんじゃ shinjafanboy; fanatic; superfan
ミーちゃんハーちゃん miichanhaachanfaddist; follow-the-crowd type; lowbrow

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
つうしん tsuushincorrespondence; communication; transmission
しんらい shinraitrust (in); confidence; faith
じしん jishinself-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
しんよう shin'youconfidence; trust; faith
しんごう shingousignal; signalling; signaling
じゅしん jushinreceiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
かんじゃ kanjapatient
きしゃ kishareporter; journalist

See also: Chinese symbol for “fanboy”.

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.

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