Japanese symbol for “martyr”
殉教者
じゅんきょうしゃ
Romaji: junkyousha
martyr
In Japanese, martyr is 殉教者, read じゅんきょうしゃ (junkyousha).
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Meanings
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Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “martyr”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 受難者 | じゅなんしゃ junansha | martyr; sufferer |
| 殉難者 | じゅんなんしゃ junnansha | victim; martyr |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殉職 | じゅんしょく junshoku | dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty |
| 殉難 | じゅんなん junnan | martyrdom |
| 殉教 | じゅんきょう junkyou | martyrdom |
| 殉死 | じゅんし junshi | following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died |
| 殉じる | じゅんじる junjiru | to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to die for (for) |
| 教育 | きょういく kyouiku | education; schooling; training |
| 教え | おしえ oshie | teaching; instruction; teachings |
| 教授 | きょうじゅ kyouju | professor |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
See also: Chinese symbol for “martyr”.
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