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Japanese symbol for “immunology”

Romaji: men'ekigaku
immunology

In Japanese, immunology is , read (men'ekigaku).

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Meanings

  1. n immunology

Kanji and stroke order

excuse, dismissal
on: メン
kun: まぬか.れる、まぬが.れる
8 strokes · JLPT 1
epidemic
on: エキ、ヤク
9 strokes · JLPT 1
study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
めんきょ menkyolicense; licence; permission
めんえき men'ekiimmunity; immunization; immunisation
めんぜい menzeitax exemption; duty exemption
めんじょ menjoexemption; exoneration; discharge
まぬがれる manugareruto escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from
めんせき mensekiexemption from responsibility
えきびょう ekibyouepidemic; plague; pestilence
けんえき ken'ekiquarantine; medical inspection
がっこう gakkouschool

See also: Chinese symbol for “immunology”.

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.