Japanese symbol for “miscarriage”
流産
りゅうざん
Romaji: ryuuzan
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
In Japanese, miscarriage is 流産, read りゅうざん (ryuuzan).
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, vi, vs miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “miscarriage”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不成立 | ふせいりつ fuseiritsu | failure (e.g. of a bill, motion); falling through; rejection |
| 頓挫 | とんざ tonza | setback; deadlock; standstill |
| 自然流産 | しぜんりゅうざん shizenryuuzan | natural abortion; spontaneous abortion; miscarriage |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 流れ | ながれ nagare | flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current |
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction |
| 流行 | りゅうこう ryuukou | fashion; trend; vogue |
| 流通 | りゅうつう ryuutsuu | circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution |
| 流し | ながし nagashi | sink (e.g. in a kitchen) |
| 流す | ながす nagasu | to drain; to pour; to run |
| 生産 | せいさん seisan | production; manufacture |
| 産業 | さんぎょう sangyou | industry |
See also: Chinese symbol for “miscarriage”.
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.