Japanese symbol for “bursa”
滑液包
かつえきほう
Romaji: katsuekihou
bursa
In Japanese, bursa is 滑液包, read かつえきほう (katsuekihou).
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Meanings
- n bursa (anat)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 円滑 | えんかつ enkatsu | smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted |
| 滑らか | なめらか nameraka | smooth (of a surface); glassy; velvety |
| 滑走 | かっそう kassou | gliding; sliding; skating (on ice) |
| 滑る | すべる suberu | to slide; to glide; to skate |
| 滑り | ぬめり numeri | slime; sliminess; mucus |
| 滑稽 | こっけい kokkei | funny; comical; humorous |
| 血液 | けつえき ketsueki | blood |
| 液体 | えきたい ekitai | liquid |
| 包囲 | ほうい houi | siege; encirclement; envelopment |
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.