Japanese symbol for “tetanus”
破傷風
はしょうふう
Romaji: hashoufuu
tetanus; lockjaw
In Japanese, tetanus is 破傷風, read はしょうふう (hashoufuu).
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Meanings
- n tetanus; lockjaw (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tetanus”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 強縮 | きょうしゅく kyoushuku | tetanus |
| テタヌス | テタヌス tetanusu | tetanus |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 破壊 | はかい hakai | destruction; disruption |
| 突破 | とっぱ toppa | breaking through; breakthrough; penetration |
| 破産 | はさん hasan | bankruptcy; insolvency |
| 破る | やぶる yaburu | to tear; to rip; to break |
| 破損 | はそん hason | damage; breakage |
| 破片 | はへん hahen | fragment; broken piece; splinter |
| 負傷 | ふしょう fushou | injury; wound |
| 傷つける | きずつける kizutsukeru | to wound; to injure |
| 台風 | たいふう taifuu | typhoon; hurricane |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tetanus”.
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.