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Japanese symbol for “schizophrenic”

Romaji: bunretsushoukanja
schizophrenic

In Japanese, schizophrenic is , read (bunretsushoukanja).

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 schizophrenic

Kanji and stroke order

part, minute of time, segment
on: ブン、フン、ブ
kun: わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる
4 strokes · JLPT 4
split, rend, tear
on: レツ
kun: さ.く、さ.ける、-ぎ.れ
12 strokes · JLPT 1
symptoms, illness
on: ショウ
10 strokes · JLPT 1
afflicted, disease, suffer from
on: カン
kun: わずら.う
11 strokes · JLPT 1
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “schizophrenic”

WordReadingMeaning
せいしんぶんれつびょうかんじゃ seishinbunretsubyoukanjaschizophrenic
とうごうしっちょうしょうかんじゃ tougoushitchoushoukanjaschizophrenia patient; person with schizophrenia; schizophrenic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
ぶぶん bubunportion; section; part
きぶん kibunfeeling; mood
はんぶん hanbunhalf
ぶんや bun'yafield; sphere; realm
たぶん tabunprobably; likely; perhaps
ぶんれつ bunretsusplit; division; break up
はれつ haretsubursting; rupture; explosion
しょうじょう shoujousymptoms; condition (of a patient)
かんじゃ kanjapatient
きしゃ kishareporter; journalist

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.