Japanese symbol for “ulcer”
潰瘍
かいよう
Romaji: kaiyou
ulcer
In Japanese, ulcer is 潰瘍, read かいよう (kaiyou).
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 ulcer (med)
Written forms: 潰瘍、漬瘍. Readings: かいよう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ulcer”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出来物 | できもの dekimono | tumour; tumor; growth |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 潰す | つぶす tsubusu | to smash; to crush; to flatten |
| 潰れる | つぶれる tsubureru | to be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed |
| 潰れ | つぶれ tsubure | collapse; ruin; destruction |
| 胃潰瘍 | いかいよう ikaiyou | stomach ulcer; gastric ulcer |
| 目潰し | めつぶし metsubushi | sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them |
| 腫瘍 | しゅよう shuyou | tumor; tumour; neoplasm |
| 脳腫瘍 | のうしゅよう noushuyou | brain tumor; brain tumour |
| 膿瘍 | のうよう nouyou | abscess |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ulcer”.
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.