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Japanese symbol for “psp”

Romaji: shinkouseikakujouseimahi
progressive supranuclear palsy; PSP

In Japanese, psp is , read (shinkouseikakujouseimahi).

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. n progressive supranuclear palsy; PSP (med)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

advance, proceed, progress
on: シン
kun: すす.む、すす.める
11 strokes · JLPT 3
going, journey, carry out
on: コウ、ギョウ、アン
kun: い.く、ゆ.く、-ゆ.き、-ゆき
6 strokes · JLPT 4
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2
nucleus, core, kernel
on: カク
10 strokes · JLPT 1
above, up
on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ
3 strokes · JLPT 4
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2
hemp, flax, numb
on: マ、マア
kun: あさ
11 strokes · JLPT 1
palsy, become numb, paralysed
on: ヒ
kun: しび.れる
13 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
すいしん suishinpropulsion; drive
しんこう shinkoumoving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement
しんしゅつ shinshutsuadvance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into)
しんか shinkaevolution
そくしん sokushinpromotion; acceleration; encouragement
しんぽ shinpoprogress; advance; improvement
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour
おこなう okonauto perform; to do; to conduct oneself
じょせい joseiwoman; female
かくへいき kakuheikinuclear weapon
いじょう ijounot less than ...; ... and over; ... and above
だんせい danseiman; male
まやく mayakunarcotic; drug; dope
まひ mahiparalysis; palsy; stupor

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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