Japanese symbol for “dyslexia”
失読症
しつどくしょう
Romaji: shitsudokushou
dyslexia
In Japanese, dyslexia is 失読症, read しつどくしょう (shitsudokushou).
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Meanings
- n dyslexia
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dyslexia”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 読字障害 | どくじしょうがい dokujishougai | dyslexia; paralexia; reading disorder |
| ディスレクシア | ディスレクシア disurekushia | dyslexia |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 失敗 | しっぱい shippai | failure; mistake; blunder |
| 損失 | そんしつ sonshitsu | loss (of assets, profit, etc.) |
| 失う | うしなう ushinau | to lose |
| 失業 | しつぎょう shitsugyou | unemployment |
| 失礼 | しつれい shitsurei | discourtesy; impoliteness |
| 喪失 | そうしつ soushitsu | loss; forfeit |
| 読み | よみ yomi | reading |
| 読む | よむ yomu | to read |
| 症状 | しょうじょう shoujou | symptoms; condition (of a patient) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dyslexia”.
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