三みっ日かばしか

noun

rubella; German measles; three-day measles

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).

See also: 風疹

• 子こ供どもの頃ころに三みっ日かばしかにかかったことがある。

  I had rubella when I was a child.

• 三みっ日かばしかは妊にん娠しん初しょ期きに感かん染せんすると危き険けんです。

  Rubella is dangerous if contracted in early pregnancy.