Japanese symbol for “typhoid”
腸チフス
ちょうチフス
Romaji: chouchifusu
typhoid fever; typhoid
In Japanese, typhoid is 腸チフス, read ちょうチフス (chouchifusu).
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 typhoid fever; typhoid (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “typhoid”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 窒扶斯 | チフス chifusu | typhoid; paratyphoid |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胃腸 | いちょう ichou | stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs |
| 大腸 | だいちょう daichou | large intestine; large bowel; colon |
| 盲腸 | もうちょう mouchou | cecum; caecum; blind gut |
| 大腸菌 | だいちょうきん daichoukin | Escherichia coli (E. coli) |
| 直腸 | ちょくちょう chokuchou | rectum |
| 十二指腸 | じゅうにしちょう juunishichou | duodenum |
See also: Chinese symbol for “typhoid”.
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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