Japanese symbol for “autism”
自閉症
じへいしょう
Romaji: jiheishou
autism
In Japanese, autism is 自閉症, read じへいしょう (jiheishou).
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Meanings
- n autism (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “autism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自閉 | じへい jihei | autism |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 自由 | じゆう jiyuu | freedom; liberty |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 自己 | じこ jiko | self; oneself |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic |
| 閉鎖 | へいさ heisa | closing; closure |
| 閉店 | へいてん heiten | closing up shop (for the day) |
| 症状 | しょうじょう shoujou | symptoms; condition (of a patient) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “autism”.
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