Japanese symbol for “survivor”
生き残り
いきのこり
Romaji: ikinokori
survival
In Japanese, survivor is 生き残り, read いきのこり (ikinokori).
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 survival
- n survivor; relic
Written forms: 生き残り、生残り、生きのこり、いき残り. Readings: いきのこり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “survivor”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生存者 | せいぞんしゃ seizonsha | survivor |
| 残存者 | ざんそんしゃ zansonsha | survivor; holdover |
| 生還者 | せいかんしゃ seikansha | survivor |
| 生残者 | せいざんしゃ seizansha | survivor |
| 被災者 | ひさいしゃ hisaisha | person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 誕生 | たんじょう tanjou | birth (of a person); nativity |
| 残念 | ざんねん zannen | regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing |
| 残り | のこり nokori | remainder; remnant; the rest |
See also: Chinese symbol for “survivor”.
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.