Japanese symbol for “piles”
痔
じ
Romaji: ji
hemorrhoids; piles
In Japanese, piles is 痔, read じ (ji).
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Meanings
- n hemorrhoids; piles
Written forms: 痔. Readings: じ、ぢ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痔核 | じかく jikaku | hemorrhoid |
| 痔疾 | じしつ jishitsu | hemorrhoids |
| 痔ろう | じろう jirou | anal fistula |
| 切れ痔 | きれじ kireji | anal fissure; bleeding piles; hemorrhoids |
| 吮癰舐痔 | せんようしじ sen'youshiji | currying favour (favor); brown-nosing; bootlicking |
| いぼ痔 | いぼじ iboji | hemorrhoids; haemorrhoids; blind piles |
See also: Chinese symbol for “piles”.
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