Japanese symbol for “injection”
注射
ちゅうしゃ
Romaji: chuusha
injection; jab; shot
In Japanese, injection is 注射, read ちゅうしゃ (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
- n, vs, vt injection; jab; shot
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “injection”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 注入 | ちゅうにゅう chuunyuu | pouring; injection |
| 投入 | とうにゅう tounyuu | investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); injection |
| 射出 | しゃしゅつ shashutsu | shooting; firing; emitting |
| インジェクション | インジェクション injekushon | injection |
| 単射 | たんしゃ tansha | injection; monomorphism |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 注意 | ちゅうい chuui | attention; notice; heed |
| 注目 | ちゅうもく chuumoku | notice; attention; observation |
| 注文 | ちゅうもん chuumon | order (for an item) |
| 注ぐ | そそぐ sosogu | to pour (into) |
| 発注 | はっちゅう hatchuu | ordering (materials); placing an order; order |
| 放射能 | ほうしゃのう houshanou | radioactivity |
| 反射 | はんしゃ hansha | reflection; reverberation |
| 発射 | はっしゃ hassha | firing (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.