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Japanese symbol for “morbid”

Romaji: fukenzen
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious

In Japanese, morbid is , read (fukenzen).

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Meanings

  1. adj-na, n morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious

Kanji and stroke order

negative, non-, bad
on: フ、ブ
4 strokes · JLPT 3
healthy, health, strength
on: ケン
kun: すこ.やか
11 strokes · JLPT 2
whole, entire, all
on: ゼン
kun: まった.く、すべ.て
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “morbid”

WordReadingMeaning
びょうてき byoutekipathological; morbid; unhealthy

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふめい fumeiunclear; obscure; indistinct
ふあん fuananxiety; uneasiness; worry
ふそく fusokuinsufficiency; deficiency; shortage
ふまん fumandissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
ふかのう fukanouimpossible
ふしぎ fushigiwonderful; marvelous; strange
けんこう kenkouhealth
ほけん hokenpreservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
ぜんぶ zenbuall; entire; whole

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.