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パンデミック Japanese meaning | Kotomora

パンデミック

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Meanings

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pandemic

Refers to a worldwide outbreak of a disease. Used in medical, news, and everyday contexts.

新しん型がたコロナウイルスはパンデミックを引ひき起おこした。
The novel coronavirus caused a pandemic.

WHOはパンデミックの終しゅう息そくを宣せん言げんした。

The WHO declared the end of the pandemic.

Related words

コロナ禍か
パンデミック is a clinical, global-scale term for 'pandemic', whereas コロナ禍 emphasizes the everyday social and economic hardship experienced because of it.
疫えき病びょう
パンデミック is a loanword used for a global pandemic in modern reporting, while 疫病 is a native Japanese word with a broader, older nuance.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'pandemic', ultimately from Greek 'pandemos' (all people).