Japanese symbol for “anthrax”
炭疽
たんそ
Romaji: tanso
anthrax
In Japanese, anthrax is 炭疽, read たんそ (tanso).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n anthrax
Written forms: 炭疽、炭そ. Readings: たんそ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “anthrax”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 炭疽病 | たんそびょう tansobyou | anthrax |
| 脾脱疽 | ひだっそ hidasso | anthrax |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石炭 | せきたん sekitan | coal |
| 炭酸 | たんさん tansan | carbonic acid |
| 炭素 | たんそ tanso | carbon (C) |
| 炭鉱 | たんこう tankou | coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery |
| 炭水化物 | たんすいかぶつ tansuikabutsu | carbohydrate |
| 木炭 | もくたん mokutan | charcoal |
| 壊疽 | えそ eso | gangrene |
| 人面疽 | じんめんそ jinmenso | mythological growth (tumour) that takes the shape of a human face |
See also: Chinese symbol for “anthrax”.
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.