Japanese symbol for “autopsy”
解剖
かいぼう
Romaji: kaibou
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination
In Japanese, autopsy is 解剖, read かいぼう (kaibou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination
- n, vs, vt analysis; postmortem
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “autopsy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 検死 | けんし kenshi | autopsy; post-mortem (examination); (coroner's) inquest |
| 剖検 | ぼうけん bouken | autopsy; necropsy |
| 死体解剖 | したいかいぼう shitaikaibou | autopsy; postmortem; post-mortem examination |
| 腑分け | ふわけ fuwake | dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 解決 | かいけつ kaiketsu | settlement; solution; resolution |
| 解説 | かいせつ kaisetsu | explanation; commentary; exposition |
| 解散 | かいさん kaisan | breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd) |
| 解放 | かいほう kaihou | release; unleashing; liberation |
| 解除 | かいじょ kaijo | termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding |
| 解剖学 | かいぼうがく kaibougaku | anatomy |
| 剖検 | ぼうけん bouken | autopsy; necropsy |
See also: Chinese symbol for “autopsy”.
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.