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Japanese symbol for “hemophilia”

Romaji: ketsuyuubyou
hemophilia; haemophilia

In Japanese, hemophilia is , read (ketsuyuubyou).

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 hemophilia; haemophilia (med)

Kanji and stroke order

blood
on: ケツ
kun: ち
6 strokes · JLPT 2
friend
on: ユウ
kun: とも
4 strokes · JLPT 4
ill, sick
on: ビョウ、ヘイ
kun: や.む、-や.み、やまい
10 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けつえき ketsuekiblood
しゅっけつ shukketsubleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage
けっかん kekkanblood vessel; vein
けつあつ ketsuatsublood pressure
けんけつ kenketsublood donation
ひんけつ hinketsuanemia; anaemia
ともだち tomodachifriend; companion
ゆうじん yuujinfriend
びょういん byouinhospital; clinic; doctor's office

See also: Chinese symbol for “hemophilia”.

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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