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Japanese symbol for “bms”

Romaji: zettsuushou
burning mouth syndrome; glossodynia; BMS

In Japanese, bms is , read (zettsuushou).

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

  1. n burning mouth syndrome; glossodynia; BMS (med)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

tongue, reed, clapper
on: ゼツ
kun: した
6 strokes · JLPT 1
pain, hurt, damage
on: ツウ
kun: いた.い、いた.む、いた.ましい、いた.める
12 strokes · JLPT 2
symptoms, illness
on: ショウ
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “bms”

WordReadingMeaning
こうくうしゃくねつしょうこうぐん koukuushakunetsushoukougunburning mouth syndrome; BMS; glossodynia

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
どくぜつ dokuzetsuwicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
したうち shitauchiclicking one's tongue; tut-tut
べんぜつ benzetsuspeech; eloquence; manner of speaking
にまいじた nimaijitadouble-dealing; duplicity; equivocation
じょうぜつ jouzetsutalkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
ぜっせん zessenwar of words
いたみ itamipain; ache; soreness
いたい itaipainful; sore
しょうじょう shoujousymptoms; condition (of a patient)

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.