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).

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

Kanji

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

Similar 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.

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.