Japanese symbol for “rabies”
狂犬病
きょうけんびょう
Romaji: kyoukenbyou
rabies
In Japanese, rabies is 狂犬病, read きょうけんびょう (kyoukenbyou).
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
- n rabies (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rabies”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恐水病 | きょうすいびょう kyousuibyou | hydrophobia; rabies |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狂う | くるう kuruu | to go mad; to lose one's mind; to go crazy |
| 狂気 | きょうき kyouki | madness; insanity |
| 熱狂 | ねっきょう nekkyou | wild enthusiasm; being crazy about |
| 狂言 | きょうげん kyougen | kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play |
| 狂乱 | きょうらん kyouran | fury; frenzy; madness |
| 狂信 | きょうしん kyoushin | fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion |
| 愛犬 | あいけん aiken | pet dog; beloved dog |
| 飼い犬 | かいいぬ kaiinu | pet dog |
| 病院 | びょういん byouin | hospital; clinic; doctor's office |
See also: Chinese symbol for “rabies”.
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.