Skip to content

JLPT
Kanji
Tests
FAQ

鳥居Loading…

The entrance to your Japanese learning journey. Everything for JLPT prep — free, forever.

JLPT levels

JLPT N5
JLPT N4
JLPT N3
JLPT N2
JLPT N1

Study

Hiragana chart
Katakana chart
Kanji dictionary
214 radicals
Vocabulary lists
Grammar
Reading practice

Tests

JLPT guide
N5 practice test
Compare tests
NAT-TEST
JPT

Get started

Start with hiragana
Choose your level

© 2026 Nihon Torii. Built for learners, free for everyone.

鳥居 · とりい

Home
Levels
Start
Features
FAQ

Home
Vocabulary
JLPT N4
患者

JLPT N4 · N3 · Vocabulary

患者 — “patient”

患者 (read かんじゃ) means patient. It appears on the JLPT N4 and N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

かんじゃ

Meaning

patient

患者 in a sentence

病院びょういんには患者かんじゃが多いおおいです。

There are many patients at the hospital.

The kanji in 患者

患to suffer from illness
者person, -er (doer)

Words that share a kanji with 患者

医者いしゃ— doctor; physician
歯医者はいしゃ— dentist
学者がくしゃ— scholar
記者きしゃ— reporter, journalist
後者こうしゃ— the latter
前者ぜんしゃ— the former
著者ちょしゃ— author, writer
者もの— person, one

Study N4 vocabulary free ← All N4 words All nouns