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Japanese symbol for “msm”

Romaji: danseikanseikoushousha
men who have sex with men; MSM

In Japanese, msm is , read (danseikanseikoushousha).

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 men who have sex with men; MSM (med)

Kanji and stroke order

male
on: ダン、ナン
kun: おとこ、お
7 strokes · JLPT 4
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2
interval, space
on: カン、ケン
kun: あいだ、ま、あい
12 strokes · JLPT 4
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2
mingle, mixing, association
on: コウ
kun: まじ.わる、まじ.える、ま.じる、まじ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 2
ford, go cross, transit
on: ショウ
kun: わた.る
11 strokes · JLPT 1
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だんせい danseiman; male
だんし danshiboy
だんじょ danjomen and women; man and woman; both sexes
おとこのこ otokonokoboy; son; baby boy
ちょうなん chounaneldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
だんしゃく danshakubaron
じょせい joseiwoman; female
せいかく seikakucharacter (of a person); personality; disposition
じかん jikantime
せいのう seinouability; performance; efficiency
こうかん koukanexchange; interchange; switching
こうしょう koushounegotiations; bargaining; discussions
かんじゃ kanjapatient

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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