Japanese symbol for “smuggler”
売人
ばいにん
Romaji: bainin
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer
In Japanese, smuggler is 売人, read ばいにん (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
- n trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “smuggler”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 密売人 | みつばいにん mitsubainin | smuggler; bootlegger; illicit dealer |
| 密輸人 | みつゆにん mitsuyunin | smuggler |
| 密輸船 | みつゆせん mitsuyusen | smuggling vessel; vessel used for smuggling; smuggler |
| 運び屋 | はこびや hakobiya | courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 販売 | はんばい hanbai | sale; sales; selling |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
| 売る | うる uru | to sell |
| 売買 | ばいばい baibai | trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs) |
| 商売 | しょうばい shoubai | trade; business; commerce |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual; 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.