Japanese symbol for “sclerosis”
硬化
こうか
Romaji: kouka
hardening; vulcanization; vulcanisation; sclerosis
In Japanese, sclerosis is 硬化, read こうか (kouka).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs hardening; vulcanization; vulcanisation; sclerosis; curing
- n, vi, vs hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; toughening
- n, vi, vs upturn (in the market); firming up (finc)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sclerosis”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 硬化症 | こうかしょう koukashou | sclerosis |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 硬貨 | こうか kouka | coin |
| 硬い | かたい katai | hard; solid; tough |
| 強硬 | きょうこう kyoukou | firm; strong; unbending |
| 硬派 | こうは kouha | hard-liners; diehards; hawks |
| 硬直 | こうちょく kouchoku | stiffening; rigidity; rigor |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 変化 | へんか henka | change; variation; alteration |
| 強化 | きょうか kyouka | strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sclerosis”.
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.