冬とう季きうつ病びょう

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Meanings

noun

winter depression; seasonal affective disorder (winter type)

Refers to a type of depression that occurs during the winter months, often associated with reduced sunlight. In medical contexts, it corresponds to seasonal affective disorder (SAD) with winter pattern.

冬とう季きうつ病びょうの症しょう状じょうは

、

春はる

に

なる

と

自し

然ぜん

に

改かい

善ぜん

する

こと

が

多おお

い

。

Symptoms of winter depression often improve naturally when spring comes.

日にっ照しょう時じ間かんが短みじかくなると、冬とう季きうつ病びょうを発はっ症しょうする人ひともいる。

Some people develop winter depression when daylight hours become shorter.

Kanji

冬winter
季seasons
病ill, sick
鬱gloom, depression, melancholy

Related words

季き節せつ性せい情じょう動どう障しょう害がい
The formal medical term for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), of which winter depression is a subtype. 冬季うつ病 is a more specific, everyday term.
うつ病びょう
General term for depression, not limited to a season. 冬季うつ病 specifies the winter-onset variant.

Built from

冬とう季き+うつ病びょう

Written forms

冬とう季きうつ病びょう
Standard spelling using うつ for the depression component.
冬とう季き鬱うつ病びょう
Alternate spelling using the kanji 鬱; less common in everyday writing but seen in formal or medical contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 冬季 (winter) and うつ病 (depression). The term is a direct calque from English 'winter depression' and is used in both medical and general contexts.