痳
gonorrhea
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Readings
On'yomi
- リン
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
痳 is a specific medical term for gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection. Its meaning is narrow and clinical, with no broader conceptual cluster.
Study
Etymology
痳 combines the sickness radical 疒 with 林, which likely provides the sound リン. The character was created as a specific medical term.
Meaning mnemonic
The sickness radical 疒 surrounds a forest 林. Imagine a dense, hidden forest where a troubling infection like gonorrhea spreads unseen.
Reading mnemonic
For リン, picture a ringing (リン) alarm bell in a clinic, warning about the spread of gonorrhea: ring -> リン.