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Japanese symbol for “cholera”

Romaji: korera
cholera

In Japanese, cholera is , read (korera).

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. n cholera (med)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

tiger, drunkard
on: コ
kun: とら
8 strokes · JLPT 1
file, row, rank
on: レツ、レ
6 strokes · JLPT 2
thorn, pierce, stab
on: シ
kun: さ.す、さ.さる、さ.し、さし
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “cholera”

WordReadingMeaning
コロリ kororicholera
みっかコロリ mikkakororicholera
こえき koekicholera

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
びゃっこ byakkoWhite Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens)
もうこ moukofierce tiger; ferocious tiger
こしたんたん koshitantanvigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
とらのまき toranomakibook of (trade) secrets; secrets
とらのこ toranokotiger cub
いたどり itadoriJapanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); flowering bamboo
れっしゃ resshatrain; railway train
けいれつ keiretsuseries; sequence; system
しげき shigekistimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes)

See also: Chinese symbol for “cholera”.

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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