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Japanese symbol for “fibrosis”

Romaji: sen'ishou
fibrosis

In Japanese, fibrosis is , read (sen'ishou).

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Meanings

  1. n fibrosis (med)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

line, track
on: セン
kun: すじ
15 strokes · JLPT 2
fiber, tie, rope
on: イ
14 strokes · JLPT 1
symptoms, illness
on: ショウ
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しんかんせん shinkansenShinkansen; bullet train
むせん musenradio (communication)
ろせん rosenroute (bus, train, air, etc.); line
せんろ senrorailway track; railway line; railroad
ちょくせん chokusenstraight line
ほんせん honsenmain line; trunk line
いじ ijimaintenance; preservation; improvement
せんい sen'ifibre; fiber
しょうじょう shoujousymptoms; condition (of a 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.