癬
ringworm
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
Study
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.