Translation guide
A cerebral hemorrhage is a type of stroke caused by bleeding within the brain. In Japanese, the most common and general term is 脳出血. There are also more specific medical terms for different types of intracranial bleeding.
The most common way to refer to a cerebral hemorrhage, used in everyday conversation, news, and general medical contexts.
This is the standard Japanese term for cerebral hemorrhage. It directly translates to 'brain bleeding' and is widely understood.
父は脳出血で倒れた。
My father collapsed from a cerebral hemorrhage.
脳出血の症状には激しい頭痛がある。
Symptoms of a cerebral hemorrhage include a severe headache.
A more precise medical term used in clinical settings, specifying bleeding within the brain tissue itself.
This term means 'intracerebral hemorrhage' and is used by medical professionals to distinguish bleeding inside the brain from other types of intracranial hemorrhage.
CTスキャンで脳内出血が確認された。
An intracerebral hemorrhage was confirmed by CT scan.
A broader term that encompasses all types of bleeding within the skull, including subarachnoid hemorrhage and subdural hematoma.
This means 'intracranial hemorrhage' and is used when the exact location of bleeding is not specified or when referring to bleeding anywhere inside the skull.
頭蓋内出血は生命に関わる緊急事態です。
Intracranial hemorrhage is a life-threatening emergency.
When emphasizing that the cerebral hemorrhage is a type of stroke, often used in public health contexts.
This phrase means 'hemorrhagic stroke' and is used to contrast with ischemic stroke. It is common in medical explanations for patients.
出血性脳卒中は脳卒中の約2割を占める。
Hemorrhagic strokes account for about 20% of all strokes.
In everyday Japanese, 脳出血 is the most natural and commonly used word. Medical terms like 脳内出血 or 頭蓋内出血 are mainly used by doctors or in written reports. If you are talking to a non-medical person, stick with 脳出血.
脳出血 refers to bleeding within the brain tissue, while くも膜下出血 (subarachnoid hemorrhage) is bleeding into the space surrounding the brain. They are different conditions with different causes and symptoms, though both are types of stroke.