Japanese symbol for “psychopathology”

精神病理学

せいしんびょうりがく

Romaji: seishinbyourigaku

psychopathology

In Japanese, psychopathology is 精神病理学, read せいしんびょうりがく (seishinbyourigaku).

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Meanings

n psychopathology (med)

Kanji and stroke order

精

refined, ghost, fairy

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: しら.げる、くわ.しい

14 strokes · JLPT 2

神

gods, mind, soul

on: シン、ジン
kun: かみ、かん-、こう-

9 strokes · JLPT 2

病

ill, sick

on: ビョウ、ヘイ
kun: や.む、-や.み、やまい

10 strokes · JLPT 3

理

logic, arrangement, reason

on: リ
kun: ことわり

11 strokes · JLPT 3

学

study, learning, science

on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ

8 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
精神	せいしん seishin	mind; spirit; soul
精密	せいみつ seimitsu	precise; exact; detailed
精通	せいつう seitsuu	being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with)
精子	せいし seishi	sperm; spermatozoon
精度	せいど seido	precision; accuracy
精液	せいえき seieki	semen; seminal fluid; sperm
神経	しんけい shinkei	nerve
神社	じんじゃ jinja	Shinto shrine
病院	びょういん byouin	hospital; clinic; doctor's office
理由	りゆう riyuu	reason; grounds; pretext
学校	がっこう gakkou	school

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.