Japanese symbol for “menopause”
更年期
こうねんき
Romaji: kounenki
menopause; climacteric
In Japanese, menopause is 更年期, read こうねんき (kounenki).
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
- n menopause; climacteric
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “menopause”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 閉経 | へいけい heikei | menopause |
| 閉経期 | へいけいき heikeiki | menopause; menopausal |
| 月経閉止期 | げっけいへいしき gekkeiheishiki | menopause |
| メノポーズ | メノポーズ menopoozu | menopause |
| 更生期 | こうせいき kouseiki | change of life; menopause |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 変更 | へんこう henkou | change; modification; alteration |
| 更に | さらに sarani | furthermore; again; after all |
| 更新 | こうしん koushin | renewal; update; replacement |
| 更生 | こうせい kousei | rehabilitation; remaking one's life; starting life anew |
| 更迭 | こうてつ koutetsu | change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up |
| 今年 | ことし kotoshi | this year |
| 年間 | ねんかん nenkan | (period of) a year |
| 少年 | しょうねん shounen | boy |
| 期間 | きかん kikan | period; term; interval |
See also: Chinese symbol for “menopause”.
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