Japanese symbol for “epigenetics”

後成遺伝学

こうせいいでんがく

Romaji: kouseiidengaku

epigenetics

In Japanese, epigenetics is 後成遺伝学, read こうせいいでんがく (kouseiidengaku).

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Meanings

n epigenetics

Kanji and stroke order

後

behind, back, later

on: ゴ、コウ
kun: のち、うし.ろ、うしろ、あと

9 strokes · JLPT 4

成

turn into, become, get

on: セイ、ジョウ
kun: な.る、な.す、-な.す

6 strokes · JLPT 2

遺

bequeath, leave behind, reserve

on: イ、ユイ
kun: のこ.す

15 strokes · JLPT 1

伝

transmit, go along, walk along

on: デン、テン
kun: つた.わる、つた.える、つた.う、つだ.う

6 strokes · JLPT 2

学

study, learning, science

on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ

8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “epigenetics”

Word	Reading	Meaning
エピジェネティクス	エピジェネティクス epijenetikusu	epigenetics

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
最後	さいご saigo	end; conclusion
今後	こんご kongo	from now on; hereafter
午後	ごご gogo	afternoon; p.m.
後半	こうはん kouhan	second half; latter half
後ろ	うしろ ushiro	back; behind; rear
直後	ちょくご chokugo	immediately following
成功	せいこう seikou	success; achievement
成長	せいちょう seichou	growth; development; growing up
遺産	いさん isan	inheritance; bequest; legacy
伝統	でんとう dentou	tradition; convention
学校	がっこう gakkou	school

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.