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Japanese symbol for “injection”

Romaji: chuusha
injection; jab; shot

In Japanese, injection is , read (chuusha).

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, vs, vt injection; jab; shot

Kanji and stroke order

pour, irrigate, shed (tears)
on: チュウ
kun: そそ.ぐ、さ.す、つ.ぐ
8 strokes · JLPT 3
shoot, shine into, onto
on: シャ
kun: い.る、さ.す、う.つ
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “injection”

WordReadingMeaning
ちゅうにゅう chuunyuupouring; injection
とうにゅう tounyuuinvestment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); injection
しゃしゅつ shashutsushooting; firing; emitting
インジェクション injekushoninjection
たんしゃ tanshainjection; monomorphism

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちゅうい chuuiattention; notice; heed
ちゅうもく chuumokunotice; attention; observation
ちゅうもん chuumonorder (for an item)
そそぐ sosoguto pour (into)
はっちゅう hatchuuordering (materials); placing an order; order
ほうしゃのう houshanouradioactivity
はんしゃ hanshareflection; reverberation
はっしゃ hasshafiring (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting

See also: Chinese symbol for “injection”.

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.

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