Japanese symbol for “chemotherapy”
化学療法
かがくりょうほう
Romaji: kagakuryouhou
chemotherapy
In Japanese, chemotherapy is 化学療法, read かがくりょうほう (kagakuryouhou).
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 chemotherapy (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “chemotherapy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 化療 | かりょう karyou | chemo; chemotherapy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 変化 | へんか henka | change; variation; alteration |
| 強化 | きょうか kyouka | strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement |
| 悪化 | あっか akka | deterioration; getting worse; worsening |
| 化学 | かがく kagaku | chemistry |
| 化粧 | けしょう keshou | make-up; makeup; cosmetics |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 医療 | いりょう iryou | medical treatment; medical care |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
See also: Chinese symbol for “chemotherapy”.
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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