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Japanese symbol for “antibody”

Romaji: koutai
antibody

In Japanese, antibody is , read (koutai).

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 antibody (biol)

Kanji and stroke order

confront, resist, defy
on: コウ
kun: あらが.う
7 strokes · JLPT 1
body, substance, object
on: タイ、テイ
kun: からだ、かたち
7 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “antibody”

WordReadingMeaning
めんえきたい men'ekitaiantibody

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
ぜんたい zentaiwhole; entirety
だんたい dantaigroup; party; team
たいけん taiken(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience

See also: Chinese symbol for “antibody”.

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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