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Japanese symbol for “cte”

Romaji: manseigaishouseinoushou
chronic traumatic encephalopathy; CTE

In Japanese, cte is , read (manseigaishouseinoushou).

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Meanings

  1. n chronic traumatic encephalopathy; CTE (med)

Kanji and stroke order

ridicule, laziness
on: マン
14 strokes · JLPT 1
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2
outside
on: ガイ、ゲ
kun: そと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる
5 strokes · JLPT 4
wound, hurt, injure
on: ショウ
kun: きず、いた.む、いた.める
13 strokes · JLPT 1
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2
brain, memory
on: ノウ、ドウ
kun: のうずる
11 strokes · JLPT 2
symptoms, illness
on: ショウ
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
がまん gamanendurance; patience; perseverance
じまん jimanpride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
まんせい manseichronic (illness)
ごうまん goumanhaughty; arrogant; insolent
たいまん taimannegligence; neglect; carelessness
かんまん kanmanslow; sluggish; dull
じょせい joseiwoman; female
だんせい danseiman; male
かいがい kaigaiforeign; abroad; overseas
ふしょう fushouinjury; wound
せいかく seikakucharacter (of a person); personality; disposition
しゅのう shunouhead; leader; top
しょうじょう shoujousymptoms; condition (of a patient)

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.