Japanese symbol for “stethoscope”
聴診器
ちょうしんき
Romaji: choushinki
stethoscope
In Japanese, stethoscope is 聴診器, read ちょうしんき (choushinki).
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Meanings
- n stethoscope
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 視聴 | しちょう shichou | looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching |
| 聴衆 | ちょうしゅう choushuu | audience; attendance; hearers |
| 聴覚 | ちょうかく choukaku | (sense of) hearing; auditory perception |
| 傍聴 | ぼうちょう bouchou | listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting) |
| 聴取 | ちょうしゅ choushu | hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect) |
| 盗聴 | とうちょう touchou | interception (email); wiretap; bug |
| 診断 | しんだん shindan | diagnosis; medical examination |
| 診療 | しんりょう shinryou | diagnosis and treatment; medical care |
| 武器 | ぶき buki | weapon; arms; ordnance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “stethoscope”.
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.