Japanese symbol for “voc”

懸念される変異株

けねんされるへんいしゅ

Romaji: kenensareruhen'ishu

variant of concern (of SARS-CoV-2); VOC

In Japanese, voc is 懸念される変異株, read けねんされるへんいしゅ (kenensareruhen'ishu).

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Meanings

exp, n variant of concern (of SARS-CoV-2); VOC (med)

Kanji and stroke order

懸

state of suspension, hang, depend

on: ケン、ケ
kun: か.ける、か.かる

20 strokes · JLPT 1

念

wish, sense, idea

on: ネン

8 strokes · JLPT 2

変

unusual, change, strange

on: ヘン
kun: か.わる、か.わり、か.える

9 strokes · JLPT 2

異

uncommon, different, queerness

on: イ
kun: こと、こと.なる、け

11 strokes · JLPT 2

株

stocks, stump, shares

on: シュ
kun: かぶ

10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “voc”

Word	Reading	Meaning
揮発性有機化合物	きはつせいゆうきかごうぶつ kihatsuseiyuukikagoubutsu	volatile organic compound; VOC

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
懸念	けねん kenen	worry; fear; anxiety
一生懸命	いっしょうけんめい isshoukenmei	very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can
懸賞	けんしょう kenshou	offering a prize; prize competition; prize
懸命	けんめい kenmei	eager; earnest; strenuous
懸案	けんあん ken'an	pending question; unresolved problem
懸垂	けんすい kensui	pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning
記念	きねん kinen	commemoration; celebration; remembrance
残念	ざんねん zannen	regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing
大変	たいへん taihen	very; greatly; terribly
異常	いじょう ijou	abnormal; unusual; extraordinary
株式	かぶしき kabushiki	share (in a company); stock

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.