Japanese symbol for “hoodoo”
疫病神
やくびょうがみ
Romaji: yakubyougami
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases
In Japanese, hoodoo is 疫病神, read やくびょうがみ (yakubyougami).
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Meanings
- n god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases
- n jinx; hoodoo; pest; odious person; plague; angel of death
Written forms: 疫病神、厄病神. Readings: やくびょうがみ、えきびょうがみ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 免疫 | めんえき men'eki | immunity; immunization; immunisation |
| 疫病 | えきびょう ekibyou | epidemic; plague; pestilence |
| 検疫 | けんえき ken'eki | quarantine; medical inspection |
| 防疫 | ぼうえき boueki | communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.); prevention of epidemics |
| 疫学 | えきがく ekigaku | epidemiology |
| 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 |
| 精神 | せいしん seishin | mind; spirit; soul |
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