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Japanese symbol for “symptomatic”

Romaji: taishouteki
temporary (of medical care); palliative; dealing only with the symptoms; symptomatic

In Japanese, symptomatic is , read (taishouteki).

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-na temporary (of medical care); palliative; dealing only with the symptoms; symptomatic (med)
  2. adj-na superficial

Kanji and stroke order

vis-a-vis, opposite, even
on: タイ、ツイ
kun: あいて、こた.える、そろ.い、つれあ.い
7 strokes · JLPT 2
symptoms, illness
on: ショウ
10 strokes · JLPT 1
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たいおう taioucorrespondence (to); equivalence
ぜったい zettaiabsolutely; definitely; unconditionally
たいしょう taishoutarget; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
たいさく taisakumeasure; step; countermeasure
はんたい hantaiopposition; resistance; antagonism
たいりつ tairitsuconfrontation; opposition; antagonism
しょうじょう shoujousymptoms; condition (of a patient)
じゅうしょう juushouserious illness
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “symptomatic”.

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.

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