Translation guide
A common fungal infection causing itching, discharge, and irritation. In Japanese, it is most often referred to by the medical term 膣カンジダ症 or the colloquial カンジダ膣炎. The English term is also widely understood in medical contexts.
The standard clinical term for a vaginal yeast infection, used in healthcare settings.
The most common and precise medical term. 膣 means vagina, カンジダ is Candida (the yeast), and 症 means condition/disease.
Symptoms of a vaginal yeast infection include itching and increased discharge.
A shorter, commonly used variant in medical conversations. Drops the 症, but still clearly refers to the infection.
Antifungal medication is used to treat vaginal yeast infections.
Literally 'Candida vaginitis'. Common in colloquial and some medical contexts. The order of words is reversed compared to 膣カンジダ症.
Candida vaginitis tends to recur, so caution is needed.
How people commonly refer to a yeast infection in casual conversation.
In everyday speech, simply saying カンジダ (Candida) is understood as a vaginal yeast infection, especially among women. Context makes it clear.
I got a yeast infection again.
Literally 'abnormal discharge'. Used when describing symptoms without naming the infection directly. Common in women's health discussions.
Using the English term directly in Japanese medical or casual contexts.
A direct translation of 'yeast infection', sometimes used in translated materials or by English speakers. Not as common as カンジダ.
'Yeast infection' is called 'yeast infection' in English.
If you need to describe symptoms to a doctor, you can say: 「かゆみと、カッテージチーズのようなおりものがあります。膣カンジダかもしれません。」 (I have itching and a cottage cheese-like discharge. It might be a vaginal yeast infection.)
I have itching and a cottage cheese-like discharge. It might be a vaginal yeast infection.
I had abnormal discharge, and when I went to the doctor, they said it was a yeast infection.