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Japanese symbol for “fistula”

Romaji: roukou
fistula

In Japanese, fistula is , read (roukou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n fistula (med)

Kanji and stroke order

fistula
on: ル、ロウ
kun: せむし、かさ、できもの
16 strokes
cavity, hole, slit
on: コウ、ク
kun: あな
4 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “fistula”

WordReadingMeaning
ろうかん roukanfistula
ストーマ sutoomastoma; fistula
フィスチュラ fisuchurafistula

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちょくちょうちつろう chokuchouchitsurourectovaginal fistula
ろうかん roukanfistula
さんかろうこう sankaroukouobstetric fistula
こうし koushiConfucius
どうこう doukoupupil (of the eye)
くじゃく kujakupeafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
せんこう senkouperforation; punching; boring
たこう takouporous; open (weave)

See also: Chinese symbol for “fistula”.

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.

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