Japanese symbol for “parasite”
寄生虫
きせいちゅう
Romaji: kiseichuu
parasite
In Japanese, parasite is 寄生虫, read きせいちゅう (kiseichuu).
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 parasite
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “parasite”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| パラサイト | パラサイト parasaito | parasite |
| 穀潰し | ごくつぶし gokutsubushi | good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat |
| 食客 | しょっかく shokkaku | free-loader; hanger-on; parasite |
| 寄生生物 | きせいせいぶつ kiseiseibutsu | parasite |
| 活物寄生 | かつぶつきせい katsubutsukisei | parasite |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寄付 | きふ kifu | contribution; donation |
| 年寄り | としより toshiyori | old person; elderly person; senior citizen |
| 寄せる | よせる yoseru | to come near; to let someone approach |
| 寄せ | よせ yose | yose; end game; last stage of a game |
| 寄生 | きせい kisei | parasitism |
| 寄贈 | きぞう kizou | donation; presentation; gift |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 昆虫 | こんちゅう konchuu | insect; bug |
See also: Chinese symbol for “parasite”.
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.