Japanese symbol for “gonorrhea”
淋病
りんびょう
Romaji: rinbyou
gonorrhea; gonorrhoea
In Japanese, gonorrhea is 淋病, read りんびょう (rinbyou).
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Meanings
- n gonorrhea; gonorrhoea (med)
Written forms: 淋病、痳病、りん病. Readings: りんびょう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “gonorrhea”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 淋疾 | りんしつ rinshitsu | gonorrhea; gonorrhoea |
| 淋毒 | りんどく rindoku | gonorrhoea; gonorrhea; the clap |
| トリッペル | トリッペル toripperu | gonorrhoea; gonorrhea |
| 消渇 | しょうかち shoukachi | gonorrhea (in women) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 淋菌 | りんきん rinkin | gonococcus (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) |
| 淋巴 | リンパ rinpa | lymph |
| 寝淋しい | ねさびしい nesabishii | missing a sleeping companion |
| 淋疾 | りんしつ rinshitsu | gonorrhea; gonorrhoea |
| 淋漓 | りんり rinri | (dripping) profusely; heavily; freely |
| 病院 | びょういん byouin | hospital; clinic; doctor's office |
| 病気 | びょうき byouki | illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; sickness |
| 病状 | びょうじょう byoujou | condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology |
See also: Chinese symbol for “gonorrhea”.
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