じん肺はい

also: じんぱい

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Meanings

noun

pneumoconiosis

medicine

Medical term for a group of lung diseases caused by inhaling mineral dust, such as coal dust or silica. Often used in occupational health contexts.

じん肺はいは、粉ふんじんを長ちょう期き間かん吸すい込こむことで発はっ症しょうする職しょく業ぎょう病びょうです。
Pneumoconiosis is an occupational disease caused by inhaling dust over a long period.
炭たん鉱こう労ろう働どう者しゃにじん肺はいの患かん者じゃが多おおい。
There are many pneumoconiosis patients among coal miners.

Kanji

肺lungs
塵dust, trash, garbage

Related words

塵肺症じんぱいしょう
じん肺症 is a longer, more formal medical term for pneumoconiosis, while じん肺 is the standard shorter form.

Written forms

じん肺Usage98%
- じんはい
  Standard medical spelling using the kanji 肺 (lung).
- じんぱい
  Alternate reading じんぱい is also used, though じんはい is more common.
塵肺Usage2%
- じんはい
  Alternate spelling using 塵 (dust); less common but still seen in medical contexts.
- じんぱい
  Rare combination of the alternate kanji and reading.
じんぱい

Etymology

Compound of 塵 (じん, 'dust') and 肺 (はい, 'lung'), literally 'dust lung'. The reading じんぱい is a variant with rendaku-like voicing, though the exact derivation is uncertain.