Japanese symbol for “atherosclerosis”
粥状硬化
じゅくじょうこうか
Romaji: jukujoukouka
atherosclerosis; atherosclerotic
In Japanese, atherosclerosis is 粥状硬化, read じゅくじょうこうか (jukujoukouka).
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Meanings
- adj-f, n atherosclerosis; atherosclerotic (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “atherosclerosis”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アテローム性動脈硬化症 | アテロームせいどうみゃくこうかしょう ateroomuseidoumyakukoukashou | atherosclerosis |
| アテローム性動脈硬化 | アテロームせいどうみゃくこうか ateroomuseidoumyakukouka | atherosclerosis |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 七草粥 | ななくさがゆ nanakusagayu | rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring |
| 芋粥 | いもがゆ imogayu | rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes |
| 白粥 | しらがゆ shiragayu | unflavored rice porridge; rice porridge made of only white rice and water |
| 粥腹 | かゆばら kayubara | surviving on rice gruel |
| 小豆粥 | あずきがゆ azukigayu | rice gruel with adzuki beans |
| 茶粥 | ちゃがゆ chagayu | tea gruel; tea flavoured rice gruel |
| 状態 | じょうたい joutai | state; condition; situation |
| 状況 | じょうきょう joukyou | state of affairs; situation; conditions |
| 硬貨 | こうか kouka | coin |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “atherosclerosis”.
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.