Japanese symbol for “msm”
男性間性交渉者
だんせいかんせいこうしょうしゃ
Romaji: danseikanseikoushousha
men who have sex with men; MSM
In Japanese, msm is 男性間性交渉者, read だんせいかんせいこうしょうしゃ (danseikanseikoushousha).
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Meanings
- n men who have sex with men; MSM (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 男性 | だんせい dansei | man; male |
| 男子 | だんし danshi | boy |
| 男女 | だんじょ danjo | men and women; man and woman; both sexes |
| 男の子 | おとこのこ otokonoko | boy; son; baby boy |
| 長男 | ちょうなん chounan | eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son |
| 男爵 | だんしゃく danshaku | baron |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
| 性格 | せいかく seikaku | character (of a person); personality; disposition |
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 性能 | せいのう seinou | ability; performance; efficiency |
| 交換 | こうかん koukan | exchange; interchange; switching |
| 交渉 | こうしょう koushou | negotiations; bargaining; discussions |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
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.