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Japanese symbol for “gallstones”

Romaji: tansekishou
cholelithiasis; gallstones

In Japanese, gallstones is , read (tansekishou).

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 cholelithiasis; gallstones (med)

Kanji and stroke order

gall bladder, courage, pluck
on: タン
kun: きも
9 strokes · JLPT 1
stone
on: セキ、シャク、コク
kun: いし
5 strokes · JLPT 2
symptoms, illness
on: ショウ
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だいたん daitanbold; daring; audacious
らくたん rakutandiscouragement; despondency; dejection
こんたん kontanulterior motive; plot; scheme
たんじゅう tanjuubile; gall
たんせき tansekigallstone
たんのう tannougallbladder; gall bladder
せきゆ sekiyuoil; petroleum
ほうせき housekigem; jewel; precious stone
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.

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