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Japanese symbol for “frostbite”

Romaji: toushou
frostbite; chilblains

In Japanese, frostbite is , read (toushou).

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 frostbite; chilblains

Kanji and stroke order

frozen, congeal, refrigerate
on: トウ
kun: こお.る、こご.える、こご.る、い.てる
10 strokes · JLPT 2
wound, hurt, injure
on: ショウ
kun: きず、いた.む、いた.める
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “frostbite”

WordReadingMeaning
しもやけ shimoyakefrostbite; chilblains
とうそう tousouchilblains; frostbite

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうけつ touketsufreezing (e.g. water)
れいとう reitoufreezing; cold storage; refrigeration
こおる kooruto freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
とうし toushideath from cold; freezing to death
かいとう kaitouthawing; defrosting
れいとうこ reitoukofreezer
ふしょう fushouinjury; wound
きずつける kizutsukeruto wound; to injure

See also: Chinese symbol for “frostbite”.

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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