Japanese symbol for “medical”
メディカル
メディカル
Romaji: medikaru
medical
In Japanese, medical is メディカル (medikaru).
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Meanings
- adj-f medical
Other Japanese words for “medical”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 医学的 | いがくてき igakuteki | medical |
| 医系 | いけい ikei | medical; related to medical sciences |
| 医療系 | いりょうけい iryoukei | medical; related to medical care |
See also: Chinese symbol for “medical”.
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.