Japanese symbol for “fracture”
リス
リス
Romaji: risu
fracture
In Japanese, fracture is リス (risu).
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Meanings
- n fracture
- n lithograph
Other Japanese words for “fracture”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 折る | おる oru | to break; to fracture; to break off |
| 折れる | おれる oreru | to break; to be broken; to snap |
| 挫傷 | ざしょう zashou | sprain; wrench; bruise |
| 破断 | はだん hadan | rupture; break; fracture |
| 断口 | だんこう dankou | fracture |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fracture”.
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.