Japanese symbol for “chromosome”
染色体
せんしょくたい
Romaji: senshokutai
chromosome
In Japanese, chromosome is 染色体, read せんしょくたい (senshokutai).
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 chromosome (genet)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感染 | かんせん kansen | infection; contagion; becoming infected |
| 汚染 | おせん osen | pollution; contamination |
| 染色 | せんしょく senshoku | dyeing |
| 染める | そめる someru | to dye; to colour; to color |
| 伝染 | でんせん densen | contagion; infection |
| 染め | そめ some | dyeing; printing |
| 黄色 | きいろ kiiro | yellow; amber |
| 色彩 | しきさい shikisai | colour; color; hue |
| 全体 | ぜんたい zentai | whole; entirety |
See also: Chinese symbol for “chromosome”.
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.