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 is an abbreviation of 躁病, a term used in psychiatry.
manic depression; bipolar disorder
antimanic
frenzy; delirium; wild excitement · mania
mania
Standard kanji form for this medical abbreviation.
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.