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Japanese symbol for “sufferers”

Romaji: risaimin
victims; sufferers

In Japanese, sufferers is , read (risaimin).

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 victims; sufferers

Kanji and stroke order

catch, get
on: リ、ラ
kun: かか.る
16 strokes
disaster, calamity, woe
on: サイ
kun: わざわ.い
7 strokes · JLPT 1
people, nation, subjects
on: ミン
kun: たみ
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
りかん rikancontraction of a disease
かかる kakaruto contract (a disease); to suffer from
りさい risaisuffering (from a calamity); affliction
りびょう ribyoucontraction of a disease; morbidity
りさいしゃ risaishaperson affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim
さいがい saigaicalamity; disaster; misfortune
かさい kasaiconflagration; fire
ぼうさい bousaidisaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
こくみん kokuminpeople (of a country); nation; citizen

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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