Japanese symbol for “cbt”

認知行動療法

にんちこうどうりょうほう

Romaji: ninchikoudouryouhou

cognitive-behavioral therapy; cognitive-behavioural therapy; CBT

In Japanese, cbt is 認知行動療法, read にんちこうどうりょうほう (ninchikoudouryouhou).

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

n cognitive-behavioral therapy; cognitive-behavioural therapy; CBT (psy)

Kanji and stroke order

認

acknowledge, witness, discern

on: ニン
kun: みと.める、したた.める

14 strokes · JLPT 2

知

know, wisdom

on: チ
kun: し.る、し.らせる

8 strokes · JLPT 3

行

going, journey, carry out

on: コウ、ギョウ、アン
kun: い.く、ゆ.く、-ゆ.き、-ゆき

6 strokes · JLPT 4

動

move, motion, change

on: ドウ
kun: うご.く、うご.かす

11 strokes · JLPT 3

療

heal, cure

on: リョウ

17 strokes · JLPT 2

法

method, law, rule

on: ホウ、ハッ、ホッ、フラン
kun: のり

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “cbt”

Word	Reading	Meaning
ＣＢＴ	シー・ビー・ティー shii・bii・tii	computer-based testing; CBT

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
確認	かくにん kakunin	confirmation; verification; validation
認識	にんしき ninshiki	recognition; awareness; perception
承認	しょうにん shounin	recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
認め	みとめ mitome	approval; acceptance; recognition
公認	こうにん kounin	official recognition; official approval; certification
認可	にんか ninka	approval; license; licence
知る	しる shiru	to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of)
知識	ちしき chishiki	knowledge; information
行動	こうどう koudou	action; conduct; behaviour
活動	かつどう katsudou	activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
医療	いりょう iryou	medical treatment; medical care
方法	ほうほう houhou	method; way; manner

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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