Japanese symbol for “alopecia”
禿頭病
とくとうびょう
Romaji: tokutoubyou
alopecia; loss of hair
In Japanese, alopecia is 禿頭病, read とくとうびょう (tokutoubyou).
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Meanings
- n alopecia; loss of hair
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “alopecia”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脱毛症 | だつもうしょう datsumoushou | alopecia; baldness |
| 台湾ハゲ | たいわんハゲ taiwanhage | hair loss; baldness; alopecia |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禿げる | はげる hageru | to lose hair; to become bald |
| 禿頭 | はげあたま hageatama | bald head |
| 禿鷹 | はげたか hagetaka | vulture; condor |
| 禿鷲 | はげわし hagewashi | Old World vulture |
| 禿び | ちび chibi | small child; pipsqueak; small fry |
| 丸禿 | まるはげ maruhage | complete baldness |
| 冒頭 | ぼうとう boutou | beginning; opening; start |
| 先頭 | せんとう sentou | head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead |
| 病院 | びょういん byouin | hospital; clinic; doctor's office |
See also: Chinese symbol for “alopecia”.
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