Japanese symbol for “bls”

一次救命処置

いちじきゅうめいしょち

Romaji: ichijikyuumeishochi

basic life support; BLS

In Japanese, bls is 一次救命処置, read いちじきゅうめいしょち (ichijikyuumeishochi).

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Meanings

n basic life support; BLS

Kanji and stroke order

一

one, one radical (no.1)

on: イチ、イツ
kun: ひと-、ひと.つ

1 strokes · JLPT 4

次

next, order, sequence

on: ジ、シ
kun: つ.ぐ、つぎ

6 strokes · JLPT 2

救

salvation, save, help

on: キュウ
kun: すく.う

11 strokes · JLPT 2

命

fate, command, decree

on: メイ、ミョウ
kun: いのち

8 strokes · JLPT 2

処

dispose, manage, deal with

on: ショ
kun: ところ、-こ、お.る

5 strokes · JLPT 2

置

placement, put, set

on: チ
kun: お.く、-お.き

13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
一緒	いっしょ issho	(doing) together
一番	いちばん ichiban	number one; first; first place
一つ	ひとつ hitotsu	one
一般	いっぱん ippan	general; universal
一部	いちぶ ichibu	one part; one portion; one section
一方	いっぽう ippou	one (esp. of two); the other; one way
次元	じげん jigen	dimension
次回	じかい jikai	next time (occasion)
救済	きゅうさい kyuusai	relief; aid; help
生命	せいめい seimei	life; existence
処理	しょり shori	processing; dealing with; treatment
位置	いち ichi	place; position; location

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