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コロナ

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Meanings

1

noun

corona (of the sun)

astronomy

Astronomy term for the sun's corona; also used for similar luminous rings around other celestial bodies.

See also: 光環

皆かい既き日にっ食しょくのとき、太たい陽ようのコロナがはっきり見みえた。
During the total solar eclipse, the sun's corona was clearly visible.

2

noun

Similar words

コロナウイルス
Full term for coronavirus; コロナ is the common abbreviation.
新しん型がたコロナウイルス感かん染せん症しょう
Official name for COVID-19; コロナ is the everyday abbreviation.
コロナ禍か
Refers specifically to the COVID-19 pandemic situation; コロナ alone can refer to the disease or virus.

Etymology

From English 'corona', ultimately from Latin 'corona' meaning 'crown'. The virus-related senses are abbreviations of longer terms.

coronavirus

abbreviation

Abbreviation of コロナウイルス; commonly used in news and everyday speech to refer to the virus.

See also: コロナウイルス

コロナの感かん染せんが再ふたたび拡かく大だいしている。
Coronavirus infections are spreading again.

3

noun

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 新型コロナウイルス感染症; often used in contexts like コロナ禍 (the COVID-19 pandemic).

See also: 新型コロナウイルス感染症 · コロナ禍

コロナの影えい響きょうで旅りょ行こうをキャンセルした。
I canceled my trip because of COVID-19.