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Japanese symbol for “postmenopausal”

Romaji: heikeigo
postmenopausal

In Japanese, postmenopausal is , read (heikeigo).

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

  1. adj-no postmenopausal

Kanji and stroke order

closed, shut
on: ヘイ
kun: と.じる、と.ざす、し.める、し.まる
11 strokes · JLPT 2
sutra, longitude, pass thru
on: ケイ、キョウ、キン
kun: へ.る、た.つ、たていと、はか.る
11 strokes · JLPT 2
behind, back, later
on: ゴ、コウ
kun: のち、うし.ろ、うしろ、あと
9 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
へいさ heisaclosing; closure
へいてん heitenclosing up shop (for the day)
へいかい heikaiclosure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
とじる tojiruto close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
へいそく heisokublockage; blockade; blocking up
しめる shimeruto close; to shut
けいざい keizaieconomy; economics
けいけん keikenexperience
さいご saigoend; conclusion

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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