Japanese symbol for “dysplasia”

異形成

いけいせい

Romaji: ikeisei

dysplasia

In Japanese, dysplasia is 異形成, read いけいせい (ikeisei).

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Meanings

n dysplasia

Kanji and stroke order

異

uncommon, different, queerness

on: イ
kun: こと、こと.なる、け

11 strokes · JLPT 2

形

shape, form, style

on: ケイ、ギョウ
kun: かた、-がた、かたち、なり

7 strokes · JLPT 2

成

turn into, become, get

on: セイ、ジョウ
kun: な.る、な.す、-な.す

6 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
異常	いじょう ijou	abnormal; unusual; extraordinary
異性	いせい isei	the opposite sex
特異	とくい tokui	unique; peculiar; singular
異動	いどう idou	(personnel) change; transfer; relocation
異なる	ことなる kotonaru	to differ; to be different; to disagree
異端	いたん itan	heresy; nonconformism; heathenism
形式	けいしき keishiki	form (as opposed to substance)
人形	にんぎょう ningyou	doll; puppet; marionette
成功	せいこう seikou	success; achievement

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.