Japanese symbol for “radiologist”

放射線科医

ほうしゃせんかい

Romaji: houshasenkai

radiologist

In Japanese, radiologist is 放射線科医, read ほうしゃせんかい (houshasenkai).

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Meanings

n radiologist

Kanji and stroke order

放

set free, release, fire

on: ホウ
kun: はな.す、-っぱな.し、はな.つ、はな.れる

8 strokes · JLPT 2

射

shoot, shine into, onto

on: シャ
kun: い.る、さ.す、う.つ

10 strokes · JLPT 1

線

line, track

on: セン
kun: すじ

15 strokes · JLPT 2

科

department, course, section

on: カ

9 strokes · JLPT 2

医

doctor, medicine

on: イ
kun: い.やす、い.する、くすし

7 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
放送	ほうそう housou	broadcasting; broadcast; program
解放	かいほう kaihou	release; unleashing; liberation
開放	かいほう kaihou	opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open
放題	ほうだい houdai	(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked
放棄	ほうき houki	abandonment; renouncement; renunciation
追放	ついほう tsuihou	exile; banishment; eviction
注射	ちゅうしゃ chuusha	injection; jab; shot
放射能	ほうしゃのう houshanou	radioactivity
新幹線	しんかんせん shinkansen	Shinkansen; bullet train
科学	かがく kagaku	science
医療	いりょう iryou	medical treatment; medical care

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.