Japanese symbol for “scoliosis”
脊柱側湾症
せきちゅうそくわんしょう
Romaji: sekichuusokuwanshou
scoliosis
In Japanese, scoliosis is 脊柱側湾症, read せきちゅうそくわんしょう (sekichuusokuwanshou).
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Meanings
- n scoliosis
Written forms: 脊柱側湾症、脊柱側彎症. Readings: せきちゅうそくわんしょう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “scoliosis”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 側湾症 | そくわんしょう sokuwanshou | scoliosis |
| 脊椎側湾症 | せきついそくわんしょう sekitsuisokuwanshou | scoliosis |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脊髄 | せきずい sekizui | spinal cord |
| 脊椎 | せきつい sekitsui | spine; vertebral column; spinal column |
| 脊柱 | せきちゅう sekichuu | spinal column; vertebral column; spine |
| 脊椎動物 | せきついどうぶつ sekitsuidoubutsu | vertebrate; vertebrates; vertebrata |
| 脊索 | せきさく sekisaku | notochord (rudimentary spinal cord) |
| 脊梁 | せきりょう sekiryou | mountain range; mountain backbone |
| 電柱 | でんちゅう denchuu | utility pole; power pole; telephone pole |
| 支柱 | しちゅう shichuu | prop; stay; support |
| 側面 | そくめん sokumen | side; flank; profile |
| 台湾 | たいわん taiwan | Taiwan |
| 症状 | しょうじょう shoujou | symptoms; condition (of a patient) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “scoliosis”.
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.