Translation guide
A fungal infection in the groin area. In Japanese, it is commonly referred to by the medical term or described by its symptoms.
Referring to the fungal infection itself, typically in a medical or explanatory context.
The formal medical term for jock itch. Used in clinical settings or when explaining the condition precisely.
股部白癬は真菌感染症の一種です。
Jock itch is a type of fungal infection.
If you need to describe the symptoms without naming the condition, you can say 股がかゆい (the groin is itchy) or 股に赤い発疹がある (there's a red rash in the groin).
股がかゆくて、赤くなっています。
My groin is itchy and red.
The most common colloquial term for jock itch. Literally 'groin ringworm'. Widely understood and used in everyday conversation.
いんきんたむしができてかゆいんです。
I have jock itch and it's itchy.
Literally 'athlete's foot of the groin'. A descriptive phrase that compares it to the more familiar athlete's foot. Understandable but less common than いんきんたむし.
股の水虫みたいな症状が出ています。
I have symptoms like jock itch.