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Japanese symbol for “homeostasis”

Romaji: koujousei
homeostasis; homoeostasis

In Japanese, homeostasis is , read (koujousei).

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Meanings

  1. n homeostasis; homoeostasis
  2. n constancy

Kanji and stroke order

constancy, always
on: コウ
kun: つね、つねに
9 strokes · JLPT 1
usual, ordinary, normal
on: ジョウ
kun: つね、とこ-
11 strokes · JLPT 2
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “homeostasis”

WordReadingMeaning
ホメオスタシス homeosutashisuhomeostasis

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうれい koureiestablished practice; custom
こうきゅう koukyuupermanence; perpetuity
こうせい kouseistar
こうじょう koujouconstancy; permanence
こうさん kousanfixed property; real property
こうしん koushinsteadiness; constancy
ひじょう hijouemergency
つうじょう tsuujouusual; ordinary; normal
じょせい joseiwoman; female

See also: Chinese symbol for “homeostasis”.

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.