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Japanese symbol for “hypothalamus”

Romaji: shishoukabu
hypothalamus

In Japanese, hypothalamus is , read (shishoukabu).

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 hypothalamus (anat)

Kanji and stroke order

inspection, regard as, see
on: シ
kun: み.る
11 strokes · JLPT 1
bed, counter for beds, floor
on: ショウ
kun: とこ、ゆか
7 strokes · JLPT 2
below, down, descend
on: カ、ゲ
kun: した、しも、もと、さ.げる
3 strokes · JLPT 4
section, bureau, dept
on: ブ
kun: -べ
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんし kanshimonitoring; watching; observation
してん shitenpoint of view; viewpoint; angle
じゅうし juushiregarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of
むし mushidisregarding; ignoring
しや shiyafield of vision; view
けいしちょう keishichouMetropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
りんしょう rinshouclinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial)
きしょう kishourising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
いか ikanot exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under
ぜんぶ zenbuall; entire; whole

See also: Chinese symbol for “hypothalamus”.

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.