Japanese symbol for “mastectomy”
乳房切除
にゅうぼうせつじょ
Romaji: nyuubousetsujo
mastectomy
In Japanese, mastectomy is 乳房切除, read にゅうぼうせつじょ (nyuubousetsujo).
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Meanings
- n mastectomy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mastectomy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乳房切除術 | にゅうぼうせつじょじゅつ nyuubousetsujojutsu | mastectomy |
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) |
| 大切 | たいせつ taisetsu | important; significant; serious |
| 解除 | かいじょ kaijo | termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding |
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.