Japanese symbol for “zealot”
狂信者
きょうしんしゃ
Romaji: kyoushinsha
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
In Japanese, zealot is 狂信者, read きょうしんしゃ (kyoushinsha).
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 fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “zealot”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凝り屋 | こりや koriya | perfectionist; enthusiast; zealot |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狂う | くるう kuruu | to go mad; to lose one's mind; to go crazy |
| 狂気 | きょうき kyouki | madness; insanity |
| 熱狂 | ねっきょう nekkyou | wild enthusiasm; being crazy about |
| 狂言 | きょうげん kyougen | kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play |
| 狂乱 | きょうらん kyouran | fury; frenzy; madness |
| 狂信 | きょうしん kyoushin | fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion |
| 通信 | つうしん tsuushin | correspondence; communication; transmission |
| 信頼 | しんらい shinrai | trust (in); confidence; faith |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
See also: Chinese symbol for “zealot”.
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.