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Japanese symbol for “meniscus”

Romaji: hangetsuban
meniscus

In Japanese, meniscus is , read (hangetsuban).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n meniscus (anat)

Kanji and stroke order

half, middle, odd number
on: ハン
kun: なか.ば
5 strokes · JLPT 4
month, moon
on: ゲツ、ガツ
kun: つき
4 strokes · JLPT 4
plank, board, plate
on: ハン、バン
kun: いた
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “meniscus”

WordReadingMeaning
メニスカス menisukasumeniscus

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はんぶん hanbunhalf
こうはん kouhansecond half; latter half
ぜんはん zenhanfirst half
たいはん taihanmajority; more than half; most (of)
はんとし hantoshihalf a year; six months
なかば nakabamiddle; halfway; midway
こんげつ kongetsuthis month
まいつき maitsukievery month; each month; monthly
かんばん kanbansignboard; sign; billboard

See also: Chinese symbol for “meniscus”.

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.

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