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Japanese symbol for “traumatic”

Romaji: gaishousei
traumatic

In Japanese, traumatic is , read (gaishousei).

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-f traumatic (med)

Kanji and stroke order

outside
on: ガイ、ゲ
kun: そと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる
5 strokes · JLPT 4
wound, hurt, injure
on: ショウ
kun: きず、いた.む、いた.める
13 strokes · JLPT 1
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かいがい kaigaiforeign; abroad; overseas
がいこく gaikokuforeign country
いがい igaiexcluding; except (for); apart from
がいこう gaikoudiplomacy
いがい igaiunexpected; surprising; unanticipated
がいぶ gaibuoutside (e.g. of a building); exterior
ふしょう fushouinjury; wound
きずつける kizutsukeruto wound; to injure
じょせい joseiwoman; female

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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