Japanese symbol for “tsh”
甲状腺刺激ホルモン
こうじょうせんしげきホルモン
Romaji: koujousenshigekihorumon
thyroid-stimulating hormone; TSH; thyrotropin; thyrotrophin
In Japanese, tsh is 甲状腺刺激ホルモン, read こうじょうせんしげきホルモン (koujousenshigekihorumon).
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Meanings
- n thyroid-stimulating hormone; TSH; thyrotropin; thyrotrophin (physiol)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甲板 | かんぱん kanpan | deck (of a ship) |
| 装甲 | そうこう soukou | armoring; armouring; armor |
| 甲状腺 | こうじょうせん koujousen | thyroid (gland) |
| 甲子園 | こうしえん koushien | Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture) |
| 甲羅 | こうら koura | shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; plastron |
| 甲高い | かんだかい kandakai | high-pitched; shrill |
| 状態 | じょうたい joutai | state; condition; situation |
| 状況 | じょうきょう joukyou | state of affairs; situation; conditions |
| 前立腺 | ぜんりつせん zenritsusen | prostate (gland) |
| 刺激 | しげき shigeki | stimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes) |
| 急激 | きゅうげき kyuugeki | sudden; abrupt; rapid |
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