Japanese symbol for “pediatrician”
小児科医
しょうにかい
Romaji: shounikai
paediatrician; pediatrician
In Japanese, pediatrician is 小児科医, read しょうにかい (shounikai).
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Meanings
- n paediatrician; pediatrician
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小説 | しょうせつ shousetsu | novel; story; (work of) fiction |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい shougakusei | elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student |
| 小型 | こがた kogata | small-sized; small-scale; miniature |
| 小さい | ちいさい chiisai | small; little; tiny |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction; curtailment; cut |
| 児童 | じどう jidou | children; juvenile |
| 幼児 | ようじ youji | young child; toddler |
| 科学 | かがく kagaku | science |
| 医療 | いりょう iryou | medical treatment; medical care |
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.