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Japanese symbol for “psychotherapist”

Romaji: shinriryouhoushi
psychotherapist

In Japanese, psychotherapist is , read (shinriryouhoushi).

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 psychotherapist

Kanji and stroke order

heart, mind, spirit
on: シン
kun: こころ、-ごころ
4 strokes · JLPT 3
logic, arrangement, reason
on: リ
kun: ことわり
11 strokes · JLPT 3
heal, cure
on: リョウ
17 strokes · JLPT 2
method, law, rule
on: ホウ、ハッ、ホッ、フラン
kun: のり
8 strokes · JLPT 2
gentleman, scholar, samurai
on: シ
kun: さむらい
3 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “psychotherapist”

WordReadingMeaning
しんりりょうほうか shinriryouhoukapsychotherapist
せいしんりょうほうか seishinryouhoukapsychotherapist
しんりりんしょうか shinririnshoukaclinical psychology practitioner; psychotherapist
サイコセラピスト saikoserapisutopsychotherapist

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちゅうしん chuushincenter; centre; middle
しんぱい shinpaiworry; concern; anxiety
あんしん anshinpeace of mind; relief; (sense of) security
かんしん kanshinconcern; interest
しんり shinristate of mind; mentality; psychology
しんぞう shinzouheart
りゆう riyuureason; grounds; pretext
りかい rikaiunderstanding; comprehension; appreciation
いりょう iryoumedical treatment; medical care
ほうほう houhoumethod; way; manner
べんごし bengoshilawyer; attorney

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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