Japanese symbol for “osteoarthritis”
骨関節症
こつかんせつしょう
Romaji: kotsukansetsushou
osteoarthritis
In Japanese, osteoarthritis is 骨関節症, read こつかんせつしょう (kotsukansetsushou).
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Meanings
- n osteoarthritis (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “osteoarthritis”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 変形性関節症 | へんけいせいかんせつしょう henkeiseikansetsushou | osteoarthritis |
| 骨関節炎 | こつかんせつえん kotsukansetsuen | osteoarthritis |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骨折 | こっせつ kossetsu | bone fracture |
| 露骨 | ろこつ rokotsu | open; unconcealed; undisguised |
| 鉄骨 | てっこつ tekkotsu | steel frame; steel beam; steel girder |
| 骨格 | こっかく kokkaku | skeleton; skeletal structure; build |
| 背骨 | せぼね sebone | spine; backbone; spinal column |
| 遺骨 | いこつ ikotsu | cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes |
| 関係 | かんけい kankei | relation; relationship; connection |
| 関連 | かんれん kanren | relation; connection; relevance |
| 季節 | きせつ kisetsu | season; time of year |
| 症状 | しょうじょう shoujou | symptoms; condition (of a patient) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “osteoarthritis”.
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.