伝でん染せん性せい

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Meanings

1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

infectious; contagious

medicine

Medical term used to describe diseases that can be transmitted from person to person or from animal to person. Often used attributively with の.

この病びょう気きは伝でん染せん性せいが高たか

い

。

This disease is highly contagious.

伝でん染せん性せいのウイルスに注ちゅう意いしてください。

Please be careful of infectious viruses.

Kanji

伝transmit, go along, walk along
染dye, color, paint
性sex, gender, nature

Related words

感かん染せん性せい
感染性 also means infectious, but is more commonly used in general contexts, while 伝染性 is more strictly medical and emphasizes transmission between individuals.

Word family

伝でん染せん性せい紅こう斑はん
erythema infectiosum; fifth disease; slapped cheek syndrome
伝でん染せん性せい単たん核かく症しょう
infectious mononucleosis; mono; glandular fever
伝でん染せん性せい軟なん属ぞく腫しゅ
molluscum contagiosum

Built from

伝でん染せん+性せい

Etymology

Compound of 伝染 (transmission, contagion) and 性 (nature, property). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows standard Sino-Japanese word formation patterns.

伝でん染せん性せいコリーザ

infectious coryza

伝でん染せん性せい単たん核かく球きゅう症しょう

infectious mononucleosis; mono; glandular fever

牛ぎゅう伝でん染せん性せいリンパ腫しゅ

enzootic bovine leukosis; bovine leukemia