Japanese symbol for “caries”
カリエス
カリエス
Romaji: kariesu
caries
In Japanese, caries is カリエス (kariesu).
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Meanings
- n caries
- adj-no carious
- n spinal caries; tuberculous osteitis; Pott's disease
Other Japanese words for “caries”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骨疽 | こっそ kosso | caries |
See also: Chinese symbol for “caries”.
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.