Japanese symbol for “dysentery”
赤痢
せきり
Romaji: sekiri
dysentery
In Japanese, dysentery is 赤痢, read せきり (sekiri).
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Meanings
- n dysentery (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dysentery”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痢病 | りびょう ribyou | dysentery |
| 赤腹 | あかはら akahara | dysentery |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赤ちゃん | あかちゃん akachan | baby; infant |
| 赤い | あかい akai | red; crimson; scarlet |
| 赤字 | あかじ akaji | (being in) the red; deficit |
| 真っ赤 | まっか makka | bright red; deep red; flushed (of face) |
| 赤ん坊 | あかんぼう akanbou | baby; infant |
| 赤色 | あかいろ akairo | red; red color |
| 下痢 | げり geri | diarrhea; diarrhoea |
| 疫痢 | えきり ekiri | children's dysentery |
See also: Chinese symbol for “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.