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Japanese symbol for “cardiovascular”

Romaji: shinkekkan
cardiovascular

In Japanese, cardiovascular is , read (shinkekkan).

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. adj-f cardiovascular

Kanji and stroke order

heart, mind, spirit
on: シン
kun: こころ、-ごころ
4 strokes · JLPT 3
blood
on: ケツ
kun: ち
6 strokes · JLPT 2
pipe, tube, wind instrument
on: カン
kun: くだ
14 strokes · JLPT 2

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
けつえき ketsuekiblood
しゅっけつ shukketsubleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage
かんり kanricontrol; management (e.g. of a business)

See also: Chinese symbol for “cardiovascular”.

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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