三みっ日かばしか

also: みっかはしか

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Meanings

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noun

rubella; German measles; three-day measles

colloquial

Colloquial term for rubella, literally 'three-day measles', referring to the typically short duration of the rash. Used in everyday conversation; the medical term is 風疹 (ふうしん).

Kanji

三three
日day, sun, Japan
麻hemp, flax, numb
疹measles, sickness

Related words

風ふう疹しん
The formal medical term for rubella. 三日ばしか is the colloquial equivalent.
麻ま疹しん
Measles (rubeola), a different disease with a longer course. 三日ばしか is specifically rubella, not regular measles.

Written forms

三みっ日かばしか
Common colloquial spelling with ばしか, reflecting the everyday pronunciation.
三みっ日かはしか
Alternate spelling with はしか; less common than ばしか but still encountered.
三日麻疹
- みっかばしか
  Kanji spelling using 麻疹; the reading みっかはしか is also possible but rare. This form is seldom used in modern writing.
- みっかはしか
みっかはしか

Etymology

From 三日 (three days) + ばしか, a voiced variant of はしか (measles), referring to the short duration of the rubella rash.