Japanese symbol for “biomedical”

医生

いせい

Romaji: isei

bio-medical; biomedical

In Japanese, biomedical is 医生, read いせい (isei).

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

adj-f, n bio-medical; biomedical
adj-f, n medical student

Kanji and stroke order

医

doctor, medicine

on: イ
kun: い.やす、い.する、くすし

7 strokes · JLPT 3

生

life, genuine, birth

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる

5 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
医療	いりょう iryou	medical treatment; medical care
医師	いし ishi	doctor; physician
医者	いしゃ isha	doctor; physician
医学	いがく igaku	medicine; medical science
医薬品	いやくひん iyakuhin	medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs
歯医者	はいしゃ haisha	dentist
生活	せいかつ seikatsu	life; living
先生	せんせい sensei	teacher; instructor; master

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.