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Kotomora

癬

ringworm

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Readings

On'yomi

  • セン

Kun'yomi

  • たむし

Meaning

癬 centers on a specific skin condition: ringworm, a fungal infection causing ring-shaped patches.

Most common words using 癬

  • 乾癬かんせん

    psoriasis

  • 白癬しらくも

    ringworm (of the scalp); tinea capitis

  • 白癬はくせん

    ringworm; tinea

  • 疥癬かいせん

    scabies; the itch; mange

  • 尋常性乾癬じんじょうせいかんせん

    psoriasis vulgaris; plaque psoriasis

  • 扁平苔癬へんぺいたいせん

    lichen planus

  • 毛孔性苔癬もうこうせいたいせん

    lichen planopilaris; lichen pilaris; keratosis pilaris; follicular keratosis; chicken skin

  • 爪白癬つめはくせん

    onychomycosis; tinea unguium

  • 疥癬虫かいせんちゅう

    itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)

  • 白癬菌はくせんきん

    Trichophyton fungus (dermatophyte that causes ringworm, etc.)

  • 皮癬ひぜん

    scabies; the itch; mange

  • 皮癬ダニひぜんダニ

    itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)

  • 苔癬たいせん

    lichen

  • 足白癬あしはくせん

    athlete's foot; foot ringworm; tinea pedis

  • 輪癬りんせん

    ringworm; tinea

  • 頑癬がんせん

    ringworm (of the groin); jock itch; tinea cruris

  • 頭部白癬とうぶはくせん

    ringworm (of the scalp); tinea capitis

  • 魚鱗癬ぎょりんせん

    ichthyosis

  • 黄癬おうせん

    favus

  • 黄癬菌おうせんきん

    achorion fungus

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Etymology

癬 combines 疒 (sickness) with 鮮, which likely contributes the sound セン. The character is used for ringworm, a skin disease.

Meaning mnemonic

The sickness enclosure 疒 surrounds 鮮, which suggests fresh or vivid. Picture a vivid, ring-shaped rash that stands out on the skin: ringworm.

Reading mnemonic

For セン, imagine a centipede crawling in a ring on the skin, causing the ringworm rash: cent -> セン.