noun
Abbreviation of 躁病 (そうびょう, 'mania'). Used primarily in medical or psychiatric contexts, often in compound terms like 躁状態 (manic state) or 躁うつ病 (manic-depressive illness). Rarely used alone in everyday conversation.
See also: 躁病
「躁」は躁病の略で、精神医学で使われる用語です。
躁 is an abbreviation of 躁病, a term used in psychiatry.
躁 is the abbreviated form of 躁病, used mainly in compounds or technical contexts. 躁病 is the full, more common term for 'mania'.
鬱 (depression) is the counterpart to 躁 in bipolar disorder. Both are often used as abbreviations in medical compounds.
The kanji 躁 is used in medical terminology to denote mania. The reading そう is the on'yomi. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the character is conventionally associated with the meaning 'mania' in psychiatric contexts.