Japanese symbol for “syphilis”
梅毒
ばいどく
Romaji: baidoku
syphilis
In Japanese, syphilis is 梅毒, read ばいどく (baidoku).
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 syphilis (med)
Written forms: 梅毒、黴毒. Readings: ばいどく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “syphilis”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瘡毒 | そうどく soudoku | syphilis |
| 唐瘡 | とうがさ tougasa | syphilis |
| 楊梅瘡 | ようばいそう youbaisou | syphilis |
| 瘡 | かさ kasa | syphilis; pox |
| ジフィリス | ジフィリス jifirisu | syphilis |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 梅雨 | つゆ tsuyu | (East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July) |
| 梅干し | うめぼし umeboshi | umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum |
| 梅酒 | うめしゅ umeshu | ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar |
| 青梅 | あおうめ aoume | unripe plum |
| 梅雨入り | つゆいり tsuyuiri | entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season |
| 紅梅 | こうばい koubai | red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot |
| 中毒 | ちゅうどく chuudoku | poisoning |
| 消毒 | しょうどく shoudoku | disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “syphilis”.
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.