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Kotomora

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.

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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.