Japanese symbol for “ect”
電気けいれん療法
でんきけいれんりょうほう
Romaji: denkikeirenryouhou
electroconvulsive therapy; ECT
In Japanese, ect is 電気けいれん療法, read でんきけいれんりょうほう (denkikeirenryouhou).
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Meanings
- n electroconvulsive therapy; ECT
Written forms: 電気けいれん療法、電気痙攣療法. Readings: でんきけいれんりょうほう.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 電話 | でんわ denwa | telephone call; phone call |
| 電車 | でんしゃ densha | train; electric train |
| 電気 | でんき denki | electricity |
| 電子 | でんし denshi | electron |
| 電力 | でんりょく denryoku | electric power |
| 発電 | はつでん hatsuden | generation of electricity; power generation |
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
| 医療 | いりょう iryou | medical treatment; medical care |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
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