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Japanese symbol for “septic”

Romaji: haikesshousei
septic

In Japanese, septic is , read (haikesshousei).

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

  1. adj-no, n septic (med)

Kanji and stroke order

failure, defeat, reversal
on: ハイ
kun: やぶ.れる
11 strokes · JLPT 2
blood
on: ケツ
kun: ち
6 strokes · JLPT 2
symptoms, illness
on: ショウ
10 strokes · JLPT 1
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “septic”

WordReadingMeaning
ふはいせい fuhaiseiseptic; putrefactive

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しっぱい shippaifailure; mistake; blunder
はいぼく haibokudefeat; loss; reverse
ふはい fuhaidecomposition; putrefaction; putrescence
はいせん haisendefeat; lost battle; losing a war
しょうはい shouhaivictory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
ざんぱい zanpaiignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten
けつえき ketsuekiblood
しゅっけつ shukketsubleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage
しょうじょう shoujousymptoms; condition (of a patient)
じょせい joseiwoman; female

See also: Chinese symbol for “septic”.

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.