Japanese symbol for “pandemic”
汎発
はんぱつ
Romaji: hanpatsu
pandemic; widespread
In Japanese, pandemic is 汎発, read はんぱつ (hanpatsu).
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
- n, vs pandemic; widespread
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pandemic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| パンデミック | パンデミック pandemikku | pandemic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汎用 | はんよう han'you | generic; general purpose; all-purpose |
| 汎愛 | はんあい han'ai | philanthropy |
| 汎神論 | はんしんろん hanshinron | pantheism |
| 汎関数 | はんかんすう hankansuu | functional |
| 汎用機 | はんようき han'youki | general-purpose machine |
| 汎論 | はんろん hanron | general remarks; outline |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pandemic”.
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.