How to say "patient" in Japanese

• 患者かんじゃJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThis is the noun for a person receiving medical treatment from a doctor or at a hospital. If 'patient' means someone under medical care, this is the word you want.
  私はあなたの第だい一いち号ごうの患者かんじゃになるわ。↗

  I'll be your first patient.
• 気長きながCommon
  na-adjectiveCovers patience as an unhurried temperament: calmly taking one's time and waiting without rushing. It suits situations where you wait over a long span, and its nuance leans toward 'unhurried' rather than active endurance.
  気長きながに構かまえる必要ひつようがあります。↗

  You have to be patient.
• 病人びょうにんCommon
  nounReally means 'sick person' or 'invalid': someone who is ill. Its 'patient' sense is secondary, so for a person under medical care this is seldom the word you want.
  その看護婦かんごふは病人びょうにんの世話せわをした。↗

  The nurse attended the patient.
• 辛抱強いしんぼうづよいCommon
  i-adjectiveAn adjective for a patient, persevering character: someone who can endure long waits, difficulty, or tedious work without complaint. Use it when 'patient' describes a person's temperament, especially endurance.
  彼女かのじょは辛抱しんぼう強つよく彼かれを待まった。↗

  She waited for him with patience.

For a person under medical care use 患者; for patience as a temperament use 「辛抱強い」 or 気長, which stresses being unhurried; 病人 really means 'sick person' rather than a medical patient.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 患者かんじゃpatient
• 気長きながpatient
• 病人びょうにんsick person
• 辛抱強いしんぼうづよいpatient
• クランケpatient
• 気が長いきがながいpatient
• 気の長いきのながいpatient
• ペイシェントpatient
• 病者びょうしゃsick person
• 患畜かんちくanimal under treatment
• 根気強いこんきづよいpersevering
• 我慢強いがまんづよい(very) patient