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Japanese symbol for “antibiotic”

Romaji: kouseibusshitsu
antibiotic

In Japanese, antibiotic is , read (kouseibusshitsu).

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

  1. n antibiotic (pharm)

Kanji and stroke order

confront, resist, defy
on: コウ
kun: あらが.う
7 strokes · JLPT 1
life, genuine, birth
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる
5 strokes · JLPT 4
thing, object, matter
on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-
8 strokes · JLPT 3
substance, quality, matter
on: シツ、シチ、チ
kun: たち、ただ.す、もと、わりふ
15 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “antibiotic”

WordReadingMeaning
こうせいざい kouseizaiantibiotic (medicine)
かのうどめ kanoudomeantipyic (drug); antibiotic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ていこう teikouresistance; opposition; standing up to
たいこう taikouopposition; rivalry; competition
こうぎ kougiprotest; objection
はんこう hankouopposition; resistance; insubordination
こうそう kousourivalry; feud; conflict
こうたい koutaiantibody
せいかつ seikatsulife; living
せんせい senseiteacher; instructor; master
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal
しつもん shitsumonquestion; inquiry; enquiry

See also: Chinese symbol for “antibiotic”.

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.

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