Japanese symbol for “glaucoma”
緑内障
りょくないしょう
Romaji: ryokunaishou
glaucoma
In Japanese, glaucoma is 緑内障, read りょくないしょう (ryokunaishou).
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Meanings
- n glaucoma (med)
Written forms: 緑内障、縁内障. Readings: りょくないしょう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “glaucoma”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青そこひ | あおそこひ aosokohi | glaucoma |
| グラウコーマ | グラウコーマ guraukooma | glaucoma |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 緑色 | みどりいろ midoriiro | green; green color |
| 緑茶 | りょくちゃ ryokucha | green tea; Japanese tea |
| 緑地 | りょくち ryokuchi | green tract of land; green space |
| 緑化 | りょっか ryokka | greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation |
| 新緑 | しんりょく shinryoku | fresh verdure; new green leaves |
| 内容 | ないよう naiyou | contents; content; substance |
| 国内 | こくない kokunai | within the country; inside the county; domestic |
| 内部 | ないぶ naibu | interior; inside; internal |
| 障害 | しょうがい shougai | obstacle; impediment; hindrance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “glaucoma”.
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.