Japanese symbol for “typhus”
窒扶斯
チフス
Romaji: chifusu
typhoid; paratyphoid
In Japanese, typhus is 窒扶斯, read チフス (chifusu).
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Meanings
- n typhoid; paratyphoid (med)
- n typhus (med)
Written forms: 窒扶斯. Readings: チフス、チブス、チプス.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 窒息 | ちっそく chissoku | suffocation; choking; asphyxia |
| 窒素 | ちっそ chisso | nitrogen (N) |
| 窒化 | ちっか chikka | nitridization; nitriding |
| 窒素肥料 | ちっそひりょう chissohiryou | nitrogenous fertilizer; nitrogenous fertiliser |
| 窒息ガス | ちっそくガス chissokugasu | choking gas |
| 扶養 | ふよう fuyou | support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance |
| 扶助 | ふじょ fujo | aid; help; assistance |
| 扶桑 | ふそう fusou | divine tree or island east of China; Fusang |
| 瓦斯 | ガス gasu | gas (as a fuel) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “typhus”.
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.