Japanese symbol for “surgery”
手術
しゅじゅつ
Romaji: shujutsu
surgery; operation; procedure
In Japanese, surgery is 手術, read しゅじゅつ (shujutsu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt surgery; operation; procedure
- n skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
Written forms: 手術. Readings: しゅじゅつ、しゅずつ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “surgery”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外科 | げか geka | surgery (branch of medicine) |
| 外科学 | げかがく gekagaku | surgery (academic discipline) |
| 外科手術 | げかしゅじゅつ gekashujutsu | surgery; surgical procedure |
| サージェリー | サージェリー saajerii | surgery |
| 外科的手術 | げかてきしゅじゅつ gekatekishujutsu | surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgery |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相手 | あいて aite | companion; partner; company |
| 選手 | せんしゅ senshu | player (of a sport); athlete; team member |
| 手段 | しゅだん shudan | means; way; method |
| 大手 | おおて oote | major company; big company |
| 手紙 | てがみ tegami | letter; note |
| 技術 | ぎじゅつ gijutsu | technology; engineering |
| 芸術 | げいじゅつ geijutsu | art; the arts |
| 美術 | びじゅつ bijutsu | art; fine arts |
See also: Chinese symbol for “surgery”.
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.