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Japanese symbol for “bse”

Romaji: kyougyuubyou
mad cow disease; bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE

In Japanese, bse is , read (kyougyuubyou).

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 mad cow disease; bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE (vet)

Kanji and stroke order

lunatic, insane, crazy
on: キョウ
kun: くる.う、くる.おしい、くるお.しい
7 strokes · JLPT 1
cow
on: ギュウ
kun: うし
4 strokes · JLPT 3
ill, sick
on: ビョウ、ヘイ
kun: や.む、-や.み、やまい
10 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “bse”

WordReadingMeaning
うしかいめんじょうのうしょう ushikaimenjounoushoubovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE; mad cow disease
ビー・エス・イー bii・esu・iibovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE; mad cow disease

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
くるう kuruuto go mad; to lose one's mind; to go crazy
きょうき kyoukimadness; insanity
ねっきょう nekkyouwild enthusiasm; being crazy about
きょうげん kyougenkyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play
きょうらん kyouranfury; frenzy; madness
きょうしん kyoushinfanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
ぎゅうにゅう gyuunyuu(cow's) milk
ぎゅうにく gyuunikubeef
びょういん byouinhospital; clinic; doctor's office

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.

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