also: しみ
melasma; chloasma; liver spot
Medical term for brownish patches on the skin, often on the face. In everyday language, しみ is the common word for any skin spot or freckle, while 肝斑 specifically refers to melasma.
See also: 染み
Melasma can worsen due to the influence of female hormones.
I am receiving treatment for melasma at a dermatology clinic.
Standard medical kanji spelling for melasma/chloasma.
Gikun reading; commonly used in everyday language for liver spots or melasma, though the kanji 肝斑 is normally read かんぱん.
Compound of 肝 (liver) and 斑 (spot, patch), referring to the brownish patches resembling liver color. The gikun reading しみ is a common word for skin spots.