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Japanese symbol for “complication”

Romaji: gappeishou
complication

In Japanese, complication is , read (gappeishou).

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 complication (med)

Kanji and stroke order

fit, suit, join
on: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
kun: あ.う、-あ.う、あ.い、あい-
6 strokes · JLPT 3
join, get together, unite
on: ヘイ
kun: あわ.せる
8 strokes · JLPT 1
symptoms, illness
on: ショウ
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “complication”

WordReadingMeaning
ふんきゅう funkyuucomplication; confusion; disorder
かっとう kattouconflict; complication; troubles
へいはつ heihatsuconcurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
こうさく kousakumixture; blending; complication
いざこざ izakozatrouble; quarrel; difficulties

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ばあい baaicase; occasion; situation
しあい shiaimatch; game; bout
そうごう sougousynthesis; combination; integration
あう auto come together; to merge; to unite
れんごう rengouunion; combination; alliance
ごうけい goukeisum total; total amount
がっぺい gappeimerger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union
へいよう heiyoucombined use; using together (with); using jointly
しょうじょう shoujousymptoms; condition (of a patient)

See also: Chinese symbol for “complication”.

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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