Japanese symbol for “preoperative”
術前
じゅつぜん
Romaji: jutsuzen
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
In Japanese, preoperative is 術前, read じゅつぜん (jutsuzen).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 技術 | ぎじゅつ gijutsu | technology; engineering |
| 手術 | しゅじゅつ shujutsu | surgery; operation; procedure |
| 芸術 | げいじゅつ geijutsu | art; the arts |
| 美術 | びじゅつ bijutsu | art; fine arts |
| 美術館 | びじゅつかん bijutsukan | art museum; art gallery |
| 魔術 | まじゅつ majutsu | magic; sorcery; witchcraft |
| 名前 | なまえ namae | name |
| 以前 | いぜん izen | before; prior to; ago |
See also: Chinese symbol for “preoperative”.
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.