Japanese symbol for “cornea”
角膜
かくまく
Romaji: kakumaku
cornea
In Japanese, cornea is 角膜, read かくまく (kakumaku).
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 cornea (anat)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 角度 | かくど kakudo | angle |
| 三角 | さんかく sankaku | triangle; triangular shape |
| 多角 | たかく takaku | many-sided; versatile; polygonal |
| 街角 | まちかど machikado | street corner |
| 三角形 | さんかくけい sankakukei | triangle |
| 一角 | いっかく ikkaku | corner; section; point |
| 網膜 | もうまく moumaku | retina |
| 粘膜 | ねんまく nenmaku | mucous membrane; mucosa |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cornea”.
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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