Japanese symbol for “cystic”
嚢胞性
のうほうせい
Romaji: nouhousei
cystic
In Japanese, cystic is 嚢胞性, read のうほうせい (nouhousei).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n cystic (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 土嚢 | どのう donou | sandbag |
| 胆嚢 | たんのう tannou | gallbladder; gall bladder |
| 嚢胞 | のうほう nouhou | cyst |
| 嚢腫 | のうしゅ noushu | cyst |
| 氷嚢 | ひょうのう hyounou | ice bag; ice pack |
| 背嚢 | はいのう hainou | knapsack |
| 細胞 | さいぼう saibou | cell |
| 同胞 | どうほう douhou | brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
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.