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Japanese symbol for “igf”

Romaji: insurin'youseichouinshi
insulin-like growth factor; IGF

In Japanese, igf is , read (insurin'youseichouinshi).

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 insulin-like growth factor; IGF (med, chem)

Kanji and stroke order

Esq., way, manner
on: ヨウ、ショウ
kun: さま、さん
14 strokes · JLPT 2
turn into, become, get
on: セイ、ジョウ
kun: な.る、な.す、-な.す
6 strokes · JLPT 2
long, leader, superior
on: チョウ
kun: なが.い、おさ
8 strokes · JLPT 4
cause, factor, be associated with
on: イン
kun: よ.る、ちな.む
6 strokes · JLPT 2
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
on: シ、ス、ツ
kun: こ、-こ、ね
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
どうよう douyousame; similar; (just) like
ようす yousustate (of affairs); situation; circumstances
もよう moyoupattern; figure; design
さまざま samazamavarious; varied; diverse
たよう tayoudiverse; various
みなさま minasamaeveryone
せいこう seikousuccess; achievement
せいちょう seichougrowth; development; growing up
しゃちょう shachoucompany president; manager; director
げんいん gen'incause; origin; source
こども kodomochild; children

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.