Japanese symbol for “hepatitis”
肝炎
かんえん
Romaji: kan'en
hepatitis
In Japanese, hepatitis is 肝炎, read かんえん (kan'en).
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 hepatitis (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hepatitis”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肝臓炎 | かんぞうえん kanzouen | hepatitis |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肝心 | かんじん kanjin | essential; important; crucial |
| 肝臓 | かんぞう kanzou | liver |
| 肝硬変 | かんこうへん kankouhen | cirrhosis (of the liver) |
| 肝要 | かんよう kan'you | extremely important; essential; vital |
| 度肝 | どぎも dogimo | guts; pluck; nerve |
| 肺炎 | はいえん haien | pneumonia |
| 炎上 | えんじょう enjou | going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building) |
| 炎症 | えんしょう enshou | inflammation; irritation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hepatitis”.
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.