Japanese symbol for “pneumonia”
肺炎
はいえん
Romaji: haien
pneumonia
In Japanese, pneumonia is 肺炎, read はいえん (haien).
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Meanings
- n pneumonia (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肺結核 | はいけっかく haikekkaku | pulmonary tuberculosis |
| 心肺 | しんぱい shinpai | heart and lungs |
| 肺がん | はいがん haigan | lung cancer |
| 肺活量 | はいかつりょう haikatsuryou | lung capacity; breathing capacity; vital capacity |
| 肺気腫 | はいきしゅ haikishu | pulmonary emphysema |
| 炎上 | えんじょう enjou | going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building) |
| 肝炎 | かんえん kan'en | hepatitis |
| 炎症 | えんしょう enshou | inflammation; irritation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pneumonia”.
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