Japanese symbol for “spasm”
発作
ほっさ
Romaji: hossa
fit; attack; spasm; ictus
In Japanese, spasm is 発作, read ほっさ (hossa).
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 fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “spasm”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痙攣 | けいれん keiren | convulsion; cramp; spasm |
| 攣縮 | れんしゅく renshuku | spasm |
| チック | チック chikku | tic; spasm; twitch |
| 激発 | げきはつ gekihatsu | fit; spasm; outburst |
| スパズム | スパズム supazumu | spasm |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
| 開発 | かいはつ kaihatsu | development; cultivation; application |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | statement; remark; observation |
| 作る | つくる tsukuru | to make; to produce; to manufacture |
| 作品 | さくひん sakuhin | work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production |
See also: Chinese symbol for “spasm”.
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.