しょく
植
ぶつ
物
にん
人
げん
間

noun

Sensitive.
  1. human vegetable (i.e. someone in a vegetative state).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょく
植
ぶつ
物
にん
人
げん
間
 植物人間 しょくぶつにんげん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

plant
ショク　う.える　うえ (3rd, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
straightaway, honesty, frankness
なお.す　なお　チョク (2nd, N3)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
thing, object, matter
もの　ブツ　モツ (3rd, N4)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
not, must not, do not
モチ　ブツ　ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
interval, space
ま　カン　ケン (2nd, N5)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)