Japanese symbol for “amnesia”
健忘症
けんぼうしょう
Romaji: kenboushou
amnesia; loss of memory
In Japanese, amnesia is 健忘症, read けんぼうしょう (kenboushou).
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Meanings
- n amnesia; loss of memory
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “amnesia”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 記憶喪失症 | きおくそうしつしょう kiokusoushitsushou | amnesia; loss of memory |
| 健忘 | けんぼう kenbou | amnesia |
| 記憶喪失 | きおくそうしつ kiokusoushitsu | loss of memory; amnesia |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 健康 | けんこう kenkou | health |
| 保健 | ほけん hoken | preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation |
| 健全 | けんぜん kenzen | healthy; sound; wholesome |
| 保健所 | ほけんじょ hokenjo | health care center; health care centre |
| 穏健 | おんけん onken | moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible |
| 健やか | すこやか sukoyaka | vigorous; healthy; sound |
| 忘年会 | ぼうねんかい bounenkai | year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai |
| 忘れ物 | わすれもの wasuremono | lost article; thing left behind |
| 症状 | しょうじょう shoujou | symptoms; condition (of a patient) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “amnesia”.
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