Japanese symbol for “whiplash”
鞭打ち症
むちうちしょう
Romaji: muchiuchishou
whiplash
In Japanese, whiplash is 鞭打ち症, read むちうちしょう (muchiuchishou).
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Meanings
- n whiplash
Written forms: 鞭打ち症、むち打ち症. Readings: むちうちしょう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “whiplash”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鞭打ち | むちうち muchiuchi | whiplash |
| 頸椎捻挫 | けいついねんざ keitsuinenza | cervical sprain; whiplash |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 先鞭 | せんべん senben | initiative; pioneering |
| 鞭打ち | むちうち muchiuchi | whipping; beating with a whip |
| 教鞭 | きょうべん kyouben | teacher's cane; teacher's pointer |
| 鞭打つ | むちうつ muchiutsu | to whip; to lash; to give the rod |
| 鞭撻 | べんたつ bentatsu | encouragement; urging; spurring on |
| 三鞭酒 | シャンパン shanpan | champagne |
| 打つ | うつ utsu | to hit; to strike; to knock |
| 打撃 | だげき dageki | blow; shock; strike |
| 症状 | しょうじょう shoujou | symptoms; condition (of a patient) |
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