Japanese symbol for “anaesthesia”
麻酔
ますい
Romaji: masui
anaesthesia; anesthesia
In Japanese, anaesthesia is 麻酔, read ますい (masui).
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Meanings
- n anaesthesia; anesthesia (med)
Written forms: 麻酔、痲酔、麻睡. Readings: ますい.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麻薬 | まやく mayaku | narcotic; drug; dope |
| 大麻 | たいま taima | hemp |
| 麻痺 | まひ mahi | paralysis; palsy; stupor |
| 麻布 | あさぬの asanuno | hemp cloth; linen |
| 麻雀 | マージャン maajan | mahjong; mah-jongg |
| 酔い | よい yoi | drunkenness; intoxication |
| 酔っ払い | よっぱらい yopparai | drunk person; (a) drunk |
| 泥酔 | でいすい deisui | being dead drunk; drunken stupor |
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.