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Japanese symbol for “pusher”

Romaji: bainin
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer

In Japanese, pusher is , read (bainin).

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 trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner

Kanji and stroke order

sell
on: バイ
kun: う.る、う.れる
7 strokes · JLPT 3
person
on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “pusher”

WordReadingMeaning
あとやま atoyamapusher (in a mine)
プッシャー pusshaapusher; person who pushes something; thing that pushes
あとおし atooshipushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はんばい hanbaisale; sales; selling
はつばい hatsubaisale; offering for sale; putting on sale
うりあげ uriageamount sold; sales; proceeds
うる uruto sell
ばいばい baibaitrade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs)
しょうばい shoubaitrade; business; commerce
にんげん ningenhuman being; human; person
こじん kojinindividual; private person; personal

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.