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Kanji

症

symptoms, illness

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

疒部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ショウ

Common Readings

ショウ

Example sentences

症状 しょうじょう
症状が悪化したら、病院に行ってください。

If the symptoms get worse, please go to the hospital.

即刻 そっこく
医師は症状を見て、患者に即刻入院するよう勧めた。

After seeing the symptoms, the doctor advised the patient to be hospitalized immediately.

後遺症 こういしょう
事故の後遺症で、今も足が少し不自由だ。

Due to the aftereffects of the accident, my leg is still slightly disabled.

下肢 かし
事故の後遺症で、彼は両下肢に麻痺が残っている。

Due to aftereffects of the accident, he has paralysis in both of his lower limbs.

重症 じゅうしょう
事故の後、彼は重症で病院に運ばれた。

After the accident, he was in serious condition and was taken to the hospital.

発症 はっしょう
ウィルスに感染しても、発症するまで数日かかる場合がある。

Even after being infected with the virus, it may take several days for symptoms to appear.

症候群 しょうこうぐん
その症候群は、長時間の緊張が原因で起こることがある。

That syndrome can sometimes result from prolonged tension.

感染症 かんせんしょう
感染症の予防には、手洗いとうがいが効果的です。

Hand washing and gargling are effective for preventing infectious diseases.

蔓延 まんえん
感染症の蔓延を防ぐため、学校は行事を延期した。

The school postponed the event to prevent the spread of an infectious disease.

花粉症 かふんしょう
毎年、春になるとひどい花粉症に悩まされる。

Every year, I suffer from terrible hay fever when spring comes.

Example Vocabulary

症状

しょうじょう

symptoms; condition (of a patient)

後遺症

こういしょう

aftereffect; residual disability; sequela

重症

じゅうしょう

serious condition; severe illness or injury

発症

はっしょう

onset of a disease; development of symptoms

症候群

しょうこうぐん

syndrome; a group of symptoms that occur together

症

熱中症

ねっちゅうしょう

感染症

かんせんしょう

infectious disease; infection

症例

しょうれい

花粉症

かふんしょう

hay fever; pollen allergy

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