Japanese symbol for “neurosurgery”
神経外科
しんけいげか
Romaji: shinkeigeka
neurosurgery
In Japanese, neurosurgery is 神経外科, read しんけいげか (shinkeigeka).
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Meanings
- n neurosurgery
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “neurosurgery”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脳神経外科 | のうしんけいげか noushinkeigeka | neurosurgery |
| 脳手術 | のうしゅじゅつ noushujutsu | brain surgery; brain operation; neurosurgery |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | せいしん seishin | mind; spirit; soul |
| 神経 | しんけい shinkei | nerve |
| 神社 | じんじゃ jinja | Shinto shrine |
| 神様 | かみさま kamisama | God; god; deity |
| 神話 | しんわ shinwa | myth; mythology |
| 阪神 | はんしん hanshin | Osaka-Kobe |
| 経済 | けいざい keizai | economy; economics |
| 経験 | けいけん keiken | experience |
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 科学 | かがく kagaku | science |
See also: Chinese symbol for “neurosurgery”.
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.