Japanese symbol for “cirrhosis”
肝硬変
かんこうへん
Romaji: kankouhen
cirrhosis (of the liver)
In Japanese, cirrhosis is 肝硬変, read かんこうへん (kankouhen).
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Meanings
- n cirrhosis (of the liver) (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cirrhosis”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 硬変 | こうへん kouhen | cirrhosis |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肝心 | かんじん kanjin | essential; important; crucial |
| 肝臓 | かんぞう kanzou | liver |
| 肝炎 | かんえん kan'en | hepatitis |
| 肝要 | かんよう kan'you | extremely important; essential; vital |
| 度肝 | どぎも dogimo | guts; pluck; nerve |
| 硬貨 | こうか kouka | coin |
| 硬い | かたい katai | hard; solid; tough |
| 強硬 | きょうこう kyoukou | firm; strong; unbending |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cirrhosis”.
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.