Japanese symbol for “complication”
合併症
がっぺいしょう
Romaji: gappeishou
complication
In Japanese, complication is 合併症, read がっぺいしょう (gappeishou).
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Meanings
- n complication (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “complication”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紛糾 | ふんきゅう funkyuu | complication; confusion; disorder |
| 葛藤 | かっとう kattou | conflict; complication; troubles |
| 併発 | へいはつ heihatsu | concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness) |
| 交錯 | こうさく kousaku | mixture; blending; complication |
| いざこざ | いざこざ izakoza | trouble; quarrel; difficulties |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
| 試合 | しあい shiai | match; game; bout |
| 総合 | そうごう sougou | synthesis; combination; integration |
| 合う | あう au | to come together; to merge; to unite |
| 連合 | れんごう rengou | union; combination; alliance |
| 合計 | ごうけい goukei | sum total; total amount |
| 合併 | がっぺい gappei | merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union |
| 併用 | へいよう heiyou | combined use; using together (with); using jointly |
| 症状 | しょうじょう shoujou | symptoms; condition (of a patient) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “complication”.
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