Japanese symbol for “thalamus”
視床
ししょう
Romaji: shishou
thalamus
In Japanese, thalamus is 視床, read ししょう (shishou).
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 thalamus (anat)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 監視 | かんし kanshi | monitoring; watching; observation |
| 視点 | してん shiten | point of view; viewpoint; angle |
| 重視 | じゅうし juushi | regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of |
| 無視 | むし mushi | disregarding; ignoring |
| 視野 | しや shiya | field of vision; view |
| 警視庁 | けいしちょう keishichou | Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo) |
| 臨床 | りんしょう rinshou | clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial) |
| 起床 | きしょう kishou | rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed |
See also: Chinese symbol for “thalamus”.
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.