湿しっ疹しん

し

っ

し

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

eczema; rash

medicine

Medical term for a skin condition characterized by inflammation, itching, and redness. Used in both clinical and everyday language.

湿しっ疹しんがひどくて、

夜よる

も

眠ねむ

れ

ない

。

My eczema is so bad I can't sleep at night.

医い者しゃに湿しっ疹しんの薬くすりをもらった。

I got medicine for my rash from the doctor.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に湿しっ疹しんができるa rash/eczema develops on (a part of the body)
腕うでに湿しっ疹しんができてかゆい。
I got a rash on my arm and it's itchy.
湿しっ疹しんが出でるa rash breaks out
この化け粧しょう品ひんを使つかうと湿しっ疹しんが出でる。
I break out in a rash when I use this cosmetic.
湿しっ疹しんが悪あっ化かするthe rash worsens
薬くすりを塗ぬるのをやめたら湿しっ疹しんが悪あっ化かした。
The rash got worse after I stopped applying the medicine.
湿しっ疹しんを治なおすto cure/treat a rash
皮ひ膚ふ科かで湿しっ疹しんを治なおしてもらった。
I had my rash treated at a dermatology clinic.
湿しっ疹しんをかくto scratch a rash
湿しっ疹しんをかいてしまい、余よ計けいに赤あかくなった。
I ended up scratching the rash, which made it even redder.

Kanji

湿damp, wet, moist
疹measles, sickness

Related words

皮ひ膚ふ炎えんN1
皮膚炎 is the broader clinical term for skin inflammation, while 湿疹 specifically refers to eczema-type rashes with redness and itching.
かぶれ
かぶれ is a rash caused by contact with a specific irritant, whereas 湿疹 is the general term covering many causes of eczema.
皮ひ膚ふ病びょう
湿疹 names a specific rash-like eruption (eczema), whereas 皮膚病 is the general category term for skin diseases of any kind.

Don't confuse with· 6

じんましんN1
じんましん (hives) are raised, itchy welts that appear and disappear suddenly, unlike the more chronic, scaly patches of 湿疹.
あせも
あせも is heat rash caused by blocked sweat glands, a specific and usually short-lived condition, unlike the broader term 湿疹.
失しっ神しん
湿疹 (also read しっしん) means a skin rash or eczema, a completely different meaning from 失神's loss of consciousness despite the identical reading.

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Word family

乳にゅう児じ湿しっ疹しん
infantile eczema; baby eczema

Written forms

湿しっ疹しんUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling; used in medical and everyday contexts.
しっしんUsage4%

Etymology

Compound of 湿 (しつ, 'moisture') and 疹 (しん, 'rash'). The reading しっしん results from gemination of つ before し.

湿しつ

湿疹 is eczema, a different skin condition, whereas 湿 in its medical sense refers specifically to scabies caused by mites.

吹ふき出で物もの

湿疹 (eczema) names a specific inflammatory skin condition with its own medical cause, while 吹き出物 is a vague, general term for any visible bump or spot.

肌はだ荒あれ

肌荒れ is a general, everyday word for skin that looks or feels bad, while 湿疹 is a medical term for a specific inflammatory skin condition (eczema/rash) that a doctor would diagnose.