Japanese symbol for “epilepsy”
癲癇
てんかん
Romaji: tenkan
epilepsy; epileptic fit
In Japanese, epilepsy is 癲癇, read てんかん (tenkan).
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Meanings
- n epilepsy; epileptic fit (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瘋癲 | ふうてん fuuten | insanity; insane person |
| 癲癇持ち | てんかんもち tenkanmochi | (an) epileptic |
| 癲狂 | てんきょう tenkyou | madness; insanity; lunacy |
| 癲狂院 | てんきょういん tenkyouin | asylum; bedlam |
| 瘋癲病院 | ふうてんびょういん fuutenbyouin | madhouse; lunatic asylum; mental hospital |
| 癇癪 | かんしゃく kanshaku | temper; irritability; fit of anger |
| 子癇 | しかん shikan | eclampsia |
| 癇癖 | かんぺき kanpeki | short temper |
See also: Chinese symbol for “epilepsy”.
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