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Japanese symbol for “diarrhoea”

Romaji: geri
diarrhea; diarrhoea

In Japanese, diarrhoea is , read (geri).

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, vi, vs diarrhea; diarrhoea

Kanji and stroke order

below, down, descend
on: カ、ゲ
kun: した、しも、もと、さ.げる
3 strokes · JLPT 4
diarrhea
on: リ
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “diarrhoea”

WordReadingMeaning
くだりばら kudaribaradiarrhoea; diarrhea; loose bowels
り ridiarrhea; diarrhoea
ひえばら hiebaraabdominal chills; diarrhea; diarrhoea
はらくだり harakudariloose bowels; diarrhea; diarrhoea
げりピー geripiidiarrhea; diarrhoea

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いか ikanot exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under
ちか chikaunderground; below the ground
ていか teikafall; decline; lowering
じょうげ jougetop and bottom; high and low; above and below
ちかてつ chikatetsusubway; metro; underground (railway)
ぶか bukasubordinate person
せきり sekiridysentery
えきり ekirichildren's dysentery

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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