Japanese symbol for “asthma”
喘息
ぜんそく
Romaji: zensoku
asthma
In Japanese, asthma is 喘息, read ぜんそく (zensoku).
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 asthma (med)
Written forms: 喘息、ぜん息. Readings: ぜんそく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “asthma”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喘ぎ | あえぎ aegi | asthma |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喘ぎ | あえぎ aegi | gasping; puffing; wheezing |
| 喘ぐ | あえぐ aegu | to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard |
| 喘鳴 | ぜんめい zenmei | stridor; wheezing; noisy breathing |
| 余喘 | よぜん yozen | lingering life; feeble existence; brink of ruin |
| 小児喘息 | しょうにぜんそく shounizensoku | infantile asthma |
| 息子 | むすこ musuko | son |
| 消息 | しょうそく shousoku | news (from someone); letter; contact |
| 利息 | りそく risoku | interest (on a loan, deposit etc.) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “asthma”.
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.