Japanese symbol for “mdr”

多剤耐性

たざいたいせい

Romaji: tazaitaisei

multiple drug resistance; multidrug resistance; MDR

In Japanese, mdr is 多剤耐性, read たざいたいせい (tazaitaisei).

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Meanings

n multiple drug resistance; multidrug resistance; MDR

Kanji and stroke order

多

many, frequent, much

on: タ
kun: おお.い、まさ.に、まさ.る

6 strokes · JLPT 4

剤

dose, medicine, drug

on: ザイ、スイ、セイ
kun: かる、けず.る

10 strokes · JLPT 1

耐

-proof, enduring

on: タイ
kun: た.える

9 strokes · JLPT 1

性

sex, gender, nature

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
多数	たすう tasuu	large number (of); many
多分	たぶん tabun	probably; likely; perhaps
多様	たよう tayou	diverse; various
多少	たしょう tashou	a little; some; somewhat
多い	おおい ooi	many; numerous; a lot
多大	ただい tadai	great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous
洗剤	せんざい senzai	detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent
覚醒剤	かくせいざい kakuseizai	stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
耐える	たえる taeru	to bear; to stand; to endure
女性	じょせい josei	woman; female

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.