Japanese symbol for “hysterectomy”

子宮摘出

しきゅうてきしゅつ

Romaji: shikyuutekishutsu

hysterectomy

In Japanese, hysterectomy is 子宮摘出, read しきゅうてきしゅつ (shikyuutekishutsu).

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Meanings

n hysterectomy

Kanji and stroke order

子

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

on: シ、ス、ツ
kun: こ、-こ、ね

3 strokes · JLPT 4

宮

Shinto shrine, constellations, palace

on: キュウ、グウ、ク、クウ
kun: みや

10 strokes · JLPT 1

摘

pinch, pick, pluck

on: テキ
kun: つ.む

14 strokes · JLPT 1

出

exit, leave, go out

on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す

5 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
子供	こども kodomo	child; children
女子	じょし joshi	woman; girl
女の子	おんなのこ onnanoko	girl; daughter; baby girl
男子	だんし danshi	boy
息子	むすこ musuko	son
様子	ようす yousu	state (of affairs); situation; circumstances
宮殿	きゅうでん kyuuden	palace
神宮	じんぐう jinguu	high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
指摘	してき shiteki	pointing out; identification
出演	しゅつえん shutsuen	appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance

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.