Japanese symbol for “mammography”
乳房撮影
にゅうぼうさつえい
Romaji: nyuubousatsuei
mammography
In Japanese, mammography is 乳房撮影, read にゅうぼうさつえい (nyuubousatsuei).
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Meanings
- n mammography (med)
Written forms: 乳房撮影. Readings: にゅうぼうさつえい、ちぶささつえい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mammography”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| マンモグラフィ | マンモグラフィ manmogurafi | mammography |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牛乳 | ぎゅうにゅう gyuunyuu | (cow's) milk |
| 乳首 | ちくび chikubi | nipple; teat |
| 乳児 | にゅうじ nyuuji | infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby |
| 母乳 | ぼにゅう bonyuu | mother's milk |
| 豆乳 | とうにゅう tounyuu | soy milk |
| 乳房 | ちぶさ chibusa | breast; udder |
| 冷房 | れいぼう reibou | air conditioning; air cooling |
| 女房 | にょうぼう nyoubou | wife (esp. one's own wife) |
| 撮影 | さつえい satsuei | photography (still or motion); photographing; filming |
| 影響 | えいきょう eikyou | influence; effect; impact |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mammography”.
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.