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Japanese symbol for “hypoglycemia”

Romaji: teikettoushou
hypoglycemia; hypoglycaemia

In Japanese, hypoglycemia is , read (teikettoushou).

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 hypoglycemia; hypoglycaemia (med)

Kanji and stroke order

lower, short, humble
on: テイ
kun: ひく.い、ひく.める、ひく.まる
7 strokes · JLPT 3
blood
on: ケツ
kun: ち
6 strokes · JLPT 2
sugar
on: トウ
16 strokes · JLPT 1
symptoms, illness
on: ショウ
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “hypoglycemia”

WordReadingMeaning
ていけっとう teikettoulow blood sugar; hypoglycemia; hypoglycaemia

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さいてい saiteileast; lowest; minimum
ていか teikafall; decline; lowering
ひくい hikuilow (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)
ていおん teionlow temperature
さいていげん saiteigenminimum
ていめい teimeihanging low (of clouds)
けつえき ketsuekiblood
しゅっけつ shukketsubleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage
さとう satousugar
しょうじょう shoujousymptoms; condition (of a patient)

See also: Chinese symbol for “hypoglycemia”.

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.