Japanese symbol for “foramen”

切痕

せっこん

Romaji: sekkon

notch; indentation; crena; incisure

In Japanese, foramen is 切痕, read せっこん (sekkon).

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Meanings

n notch; indentation; crena; incisure; foramen (med)

Kanji and stroke order

切

cut, cutoff, be sharp

on: セツ、サイ
kun: き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り

4 strokes · JLPT 3

痕

mark, foot print

on: コン
kun: あと

11 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
大切	たいせつ taisetsu	important; significant; serious
一切	いっさい issai	all; everything; entirety
適切	てきせつ tekisetsu	appropriate; suitable; fitting
切り	きり kiri	end; finish; place to stop
切る	きる kiru	to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
親切	しんせつ shinsetsu	kind; gentle; considerate
痕跡	こんせき konseki	trace; vestige; mark
血痕	けっこん kekkon	bloodstain

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.