Japanese symbol for “pathological”
病的
びょうてき
Romaji: byouteki
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased
In Japanese, pathological is 病的, read びょうてき (byouteki).
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
- adj-na, adj-no pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pathological”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 病理的 | びょうりてき byouriteki | pathological |
| 病理学的 | びょうりがくてき byourigakuteki | pathological; pathologic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 病院 | びょういん byouin | hospital; clinic; doctor's office |
| 病気 | びょうき byouki | illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; sickness |
| 病状 | びょうじょう byoujou | condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology |
| 病人 | びょうにん byounin | sick person; patient; invalid |
| 病室 | びょうしつ byoushitsu | sickroom; hospital room; ward |
| 看病 | かんびょう kanbyou | nursing (a patient) |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
| 法的 | ほうてき houteki | legal |
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.
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