Translation guide
A sty is a pigpen or an inflamed swelling on the eyelid. This guide covers both meanings.
The learner wants to refer to a place where pigs are kept.
The learner wants to refer to the medical condition of a sty on the eyelid.
昔は裏庭に豚小屋があった。
There used to be a pigsty in the backyard.
Common everyday term for a sty (hordeolum). Literally means 'receiving something', from the folk belief that you get it from receiving something from someone.
I got a sty on my eye.
Medical term for a sty. Used by doctors or in formal medical contexts.
Antibiotics are used to treat a sty.