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Japanese symbol for “carcinogen”

Romaji: hatsuganbusshitsu
carcinogen; carcinogenic substance

In Japanese, carcinogen is , read (hatsuganbusshitsu).

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 carcinogen; carcinogenic substance

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

departure, discharge, publish
on: ハツ、ホツ
kun: た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす
9 strokes · JLPT 3
thing, object, matter
on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-
8 strokes · JLPT 3
substance, quality, matter
on: シツ、シチ、チ
kun: たち、ただ.す、もと、わりふ
15 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “carcinogen”

WordReadingMeaning
はつガンせいぶっしつ hatsuganseibusshitsucarcinogen; carcinogenic substance

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はつばい hatsubaisale; offering for sale; putting on sale
はっぴょう happyouannouncement; publication; presenting
かいはつ kaihatsudevelopment; cultivation; application
はっせい hasseioccurrence; incidence; outbreak
はっけん hakkendiscovery; detection; finding
はつげん hatsugenstatement; remark; observation
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal
じんぶつ jinbutsuperson; character; figure
しつもん shitsumonquestion; inquiry; enquiry

See also: Chinese symbol for “carcinogen”.

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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