Japanese symbol for “osteoporosis”
骨粗鬆症
こつそしょうしょう
Romaji: kotsusoshoushou
osteoporosis
In Japanese, osteoporosis is 骨粗鬆症, read こつそしょうしょう (kotsusoshoushou).
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Meanings
- n osteoporosis (med)
Written forms: 骨粗鬆症、骨粗しょう症. Readings: こつそしょうしょう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “osteoporosis”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| オステオポローシス | オステオポローシス osuteoporooshisu | osteoporosis |
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 |
| 粗末 | そまつ somatsu | crude; rough; plain |
| 粗悪 | そあく soaku | coarse; crude; inferior |
| 軽鬆土 | けいそうど keisoudo | loam; humus |
| 症状 | しょうじょう shoujou | symptoms; condition (of a patient) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “osteoporosis”.
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