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Japanese symbol for “cardiomyopathy”

Romaji: shinkinshou
cardiomyopathy

In Japanese, cardiomyopathy is , read (shinkinshou).

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Meanings

  1. n cardiomyopathy (med)

Kanji and stroke order

heart, mind, spirit
on: シン
kun: こころ、-ごころ
4 strokes · JLPT 3
muscle, sinew, tendon
on: キン
kun: すじ
12 strokes · JLPT 1
symptoms, illness
on: ショウ
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちゅうしん chuushincenter; centre; middle
しんぱい shinpaiworry; concern; anxiety
あんしん anshinpeace of mind; relief; (sense of) security
かんしん kanshinconcern; interest
しんり shinristate of mind; mentality; psychology
しんぞう shinzouheart
きんにく kinnikumuscle
てっきん tekkinrebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel
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.