Japanese symbol for “biopsy”
生検
せいけん
Romaji: seiken
biopsy
In Japanese, biopsy is 生検, read せいけん (seiken).
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Meanings
- n biopsy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “biopsy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| バイオプシー | バイオプシー baiopushii | biopsy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 誕生 | たんじょう tanjou | birth (of a person); nativity |
| 検査 | けんさ kensa | inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test |
| 検討 | けんとう kentou | consideration; examination; investigation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “biopsy”.
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.