Japanese symbol for “vertigo”
眩暈
めまい
Romaji: memai
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
In Japanese, vertigo is 眩暈, read めまい (memai).
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Meanings
- n dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
Written forms: 眩暈、目眩、目まい、目眩い. Readings: めまい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “vertigo”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暈倒病 | うんとうびょう untoubyou | vertigo; staggers |
| バーティゴ | バーティゴ baatigo | vertigo |
| 立ちくらみ | たちくらみ tachikurami | dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness |
| 空間識失調 | くうかんしきしっちょう kuukanshikishitchou | loss of equilibrium; vertigo |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眩しい | まぶしい mabushii | dazzling; radiant |
| 眩い | まぶい mabui | cute; pretty |
| 眩む | くらむ kuramu | to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be disoriented by |
| 暈し | ぼかし bokashi | blurring (e.g. of an image); blur; gradient |
| 暈ける | ぼける bokeru | to be faded; to be hazy; to be blurred |
| 暈す | ぼかす bokasu | to blur; to shade off; to gradate |
| 暈倒病 | うんとうびょう untoubyou | vertigo; staggers |
See also: Chinese symbol for “vertigo”.
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