Japanese symbol for “mds”

骨髄異形成症候群

こつずいいけいせいしょうこうぐん

Romaji: kotsuzuiikeiseishoukougun

myelodysplastic syndrome; MDS

In Japanese, mds is 骨髄異形成症候群, read こつずいいけいせいしょうこうぐん (kotsuzuiikeiseishoukougun).

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Meanings

n myelodysplastic syndrome; MDS (med)

Kanji and stroke order

骨

skeleton, bone, remains

on: コツ
kun: ほね

10 strokes · JLPT 2

髄

marrow, pith, essence

on: ズイ

19 strokes · JLPT 1

異

uncommon, different, queerness

on: イ
kun: こと、こと.なる、け

11 strokes · JLPT 2

形

shape, form, style

on: ケイ、ギョウ
kun: かた、-がた、かたち、なり

7 strokes · JLPT 2

成

turn into, become, get

on: セイ、ジョウ
kun: な.る、な.す、-な.す

6 strokes · JLPT 2

症

symptoms, illness

on: ショウ

10 strokes · JLPT 1

候

climate, season, weather

on: コウ
kun: そうろう

10 strokes · JLPT 2

群

flock, group, crowd

on: グン
kun: む.れる、む.れ、むら、むら.がる

13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
骨折	こっせつ kossetsu	bone fracture
露骨	ろこつ rokotsu	open; unconcealed; undisguised
鉄骨	てっこつ tekkotsu	steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
骨格	こっかく kokkaku	skeleton; skeletal structure; build
背骨	せぼね sebone	spine; backbone; spinal column
遺骨	いこつ ikotsu	cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
骨髄	こつずい kotsuzui	bone marrow; medulla
脊髄	せきずい sekizui	spinal cord
異常	いじょう ijou	abnormal; unusual; extraordinary
形式	けいしき keishiki	form (as opposed to substance)
成功	せいこう seikou	success; achievement
症状	しょうじょう shoujou	symptoms; condition (of a patient)
候補	こうほ kouho	candidate; contender; prospect
抜群	ばつぐん batsugun	outstanding; excellent; exceptional

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.