Japanese symbol for “epidemiologist”
疫学者
えきがくしゃ
Romaji: ekigakusha
epidemiologist
In Japanese, epidemiologist is 疫学者, read えきがくしゃ (ekigakusha).
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Meanings
- n epidemiologist
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 免疫 | めんえき men'eki | immunity; immunization; immunisation |
| 疫病 | えきびょう ekibyou | epidemic; plague; pestilence |
| 検疫 | けんえき ken'eki | quarantine; medical inspection |
| 防疫 | ぼうえき boueki | communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.); prevention of epidemics |
| 疫病神 | やくびょうがみ yakubyougami | god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases |
| 疫学 | えきがく ekigaku | epidemiology |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
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.