JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 症: "symptoms, illness"
The kanji 症 means "symptoms, illness". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ショウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | symptoms, illness |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1111 of 2,501 |
Common words with 症
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 症状symptoms; condition (of a patient)
- 後遺症prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
- 重症serious illness
- 発症outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
- 症illness; condition; -pathy
- 症候群syndrome
- 感染症infectious disease; infection
- 熱中症heatstroke
- 症例case
- 炎症inflammation; irritation
- 花粉症hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
- 禁断症状withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
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