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Japanese symbol for “recuperating”

Romaji: yamiagari
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating

In Japanese, recuperating is , read (yamiagari).

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. adj-no, n convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

ill, sick
on: ビョウ、ヘイ
kun: や.む、-や.み、やまい
10 strokes · JLPT 3
above, up
on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
びょういん byouinhospital; clinic; doctor's office
びょうき byoukiillness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; sickness
びょうじょう byoujoucondition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
びょうにん byouninsick person; patient; invalid
びょうしつ byoushitsusickroom; hospital room; ward
かんびょう kanbyounursing (a patient)
いじょう ijounot less than ...; ... and over; ... and above
うりあげ uriageamount sold; sales; proceeds

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.