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エピデミック (epidemikku) Japanese meaning: epidemic | Kotomora
じ 字 Furigana
Related words パンデミック パンデミック refers to a pandemic, i.e., an epidemic that has spread over multiple countries or continents, while エピデミック is more localized.
流りゅう 行こう 流行 is a broader native Japanese term for a trend, fashion, or outbreak, not limited to diseases. エピデミック is specifically a medical/epidemiological term.
Etymology Borrowed from English 'epidemic', ultimately from Greek 'epidēmia' (prevalence of disease).
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An epidemic of the new influenza is a concern.
Obesity is said to be a modern epidemic.