Japanese symbol for “clinical”
臨床
りんしょう
Romaji: rinshou
clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial)
In Japanese, clinical is 臨床, read りんしょう (rinshou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “clinical”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臨床上 | りんしょうじょう rinshoujou | clinical |
| 臨床的 | りんしょうてき rinshouteki | clinical |
| クリニカル | クリニカル kurinikaru | clinical |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臨時 | りんじ rinji | temporary; provisional; interim |
| 臨む | のぞむ nozomu | to look out on; to overlook; to front onto |
| 君臨 | くんりん kunrin | reigning (over a country) |
| 臨海 | りんかい rinkai | coastal; seaside; oceanfront |
| 臨界 | りんかい rinkai | boundary |
| 起床 | きしょう kishou | rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed |
| 寝床 | ねどこ nedoko | bed; berth; crib |
| 床下 | ゆかした yukashita | under the floor |
See also: Chinese symbol for “clinical”.
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.