Japanese symbol for “virulent”
悪性
あくせい
Romaji: akusei
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
In Japanese, virulent is 悪性, read あくせい (akusei).
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
- adj-no, n malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “virulent”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毒性 | どくせい dokusei | toxic; virulent; poisonous |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最悪 | さいあく saiaku | worst |
| 悪口 | わるぐち waruguchi | (verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing |
| 悪化 | あっか akka | deterioration; getting worse; worsening |
| 悪魔 | あくま akuma | devil; demon; fiend |
| 悪い | わるい warui | bad; poor; undesirable |
| 悪質 | あくしつ akushitsu | malicious; vicious; malignant |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
| 男性 | だんせい dansei | man; male |
See also: Chinese symbol for “virulent”.
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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