症
symptoms, illness
Readings
On'yomi
- ショウ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
症 centers on the observable signs of a medical condition: the symptoms and the illness itself. It refers to the outward manifestation of a disease.
Most common words using 症
21 of 793- 症しょうN1
illness; condition; -pathy
- 症状しょうじょうN3
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
- 症候群しょうこうぐん
syndrome
- 発症はっしょう
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
- 重症じゅうしょうN1
serious illness
- 恐怖症きょうふしょう
phobia; morbid fear
- 炎症えんしょう
inflammation; irritation
- 自閉症じへいしょう
autism
- 後遺症こういしょう
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
- 症例しょうれい
case
- 不眠症ふみんしょう
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
- 合併症がっぺいしょう
complication
- 狭心症きょうしんしょう
angina pectoris
- 対症療法たいしょうりょうほう
symptomatic therapy; allopathy
- 症候しょうこう
symptom
- 既往症きおうしょう
illness that one had in the past; previous illness; medical history; anamnesis
- 感染症かんせんしょう
infectious disease; infection
- 花粉症かふんしょうN3
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
- 認知症にんちしょうN1
dementia
- 依存症いぞんしょう
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
- 新型コロナウイルス感染症しんがたコロナウイルスかんせんしょう
COVID-19; coronavirus disease 2019
Study
Etymology
症 combines 疒 (sickness) with 正, which likely contributes the sound ショウ. The character expresses the idea of a disease's symptoms or condition.
Meaning mnemonic
The sickness enclosure 疒 wraps around 正, like a disease taking hold of the body. The symptoms are the visible signs that something is not right.
Reading mnemonic
For ショウ, imagine a doctor showing you the symptoms on a chart: show -> ショウ, and the sickness is revealed.