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Japanese symbol for “tpa”

Romaji: soshikipurasuminoogenkasseikainshi
tissue plasminogen activator; tPA; PLAT

In Japanese, tpa is , read (soshikipurasuminoogenkasseikainshi).

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. n tissue plasminogen activator; tPA; PLAT (biol)

Kanji and stroke order

association, braid, plait
on: ソ
kun: く.む、くみ、-ぐみ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
weave, fabric
on: ショク、シキ
kun: お.る、お.り、おり、-おり
18 strokes · JLPT 1
lively, resuscitation, being helped
on: カツ
kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける
9 strokes · JLPT 2
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2
cause, factor, be associated with
on: イン
kun: よ.る、ちな.む
6 strokes · JLPT 2
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
on: シ、ス、ツ
kun: こ、-こ、ね
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ばんぐみ bangumiprogram (e.g. TV); programme
そしき soshikiorganization; organisation; formation
しくみ shikumistructure; construction; arrangement
くみあい kumiaiassociation; union; guild
くむ kumuto cross (legs or arms); to link (arms)
とりくみ torikumieffort; initiative; dealing with
おりもの orimonotextile; fabric
はおり haorihaori (Japanese formal coat)
せいかつ seikatsulife; living
じょせい joseiwoman; female
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation
げんいん gen'incause; origin; source
こども kodomochild; children

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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