Japanese symbol for “gangrene”
壊疽
えそ
Romaji: eso
gangrene
In Japanese, gangrene is 壊疽, read えそ (eso).
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
- n gangrene (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “gangrene”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脱疽 | だっそ dasso | gangrene |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 破壊 | はかい hakai | destruction; disruption |
| 崩壊 | ほうかい houkai | collapse; crumbling; breaking down |
| 壊す | こわす kowasu | to break; to destroy; to demolish |
| 壊れる | こわれる kowareru | to be broken; to break; to fall apart |
| 壊滅 | かいめつ kaimetsu | (complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation |
| 倒壊 | とうかい toukai | destruction; collapse; crumbling |
| 炭疽 | たんそ tanso | anthrax |
| 人面疽 | じんめんそ jinmenso | mythological growth (tumour) that takes the shape of a human face |
See also: Chinese symbol for “gangrene”.
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.