Japanese symbol for “patient”
患者
かんじゃ
Romaji: kanja
patient
In Japanese, patient is 患者, read かんじゃ (kanja).
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
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Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “patient”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 病人 | びょうにん byounin | sick person; patient; invalid |
| 気長 | きなが kinaga | patient; unhurried; leisurely |
| 辛抱強い | しんぼうづよい shinbouzuyoi | patient; persevering |
| 我慢強い | がまんづよい gamanzuyoi | (very) patient; persevering |
| クランケ | クランケ kuranke | patient; sufferer (of an illness) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疾患 | しっかん shikkan | disease; illness; disorder |
| 患部 | かんぶ kanbu | affected part; diseased part; wound |
| 患う | わずらう wazurau | to be ill; to suffer from |
| 急患 | きゅうかん kyuukan | emergency case |
| 罹患 | りかん rikan | contraction of a disease |
| 記者 | きしゃ kisha | reporter; journalist |
| 業者 | ぎょうしゃ gyousha | trader; dealer; businessperson |
| 若者 | わかもの wakamono | young person; youngster; young people |
See also: Chinese symbol for “patient”.
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.