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卒中 (そっちゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

卒そっ中ちゅう

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Meanings

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noun

stroke; cerebral stroke; apoplexy

Medical term for a cerebrovascular accident. In everyday conversation, 脳卒中 (のうそっちゅう) is more common.

祖そ父ふは卒そっ中ちゅうで倒たおれた。
My grandfather collapsed from a stroke.
卒そっ中ちゅうの予よ防ぼうには生せい活かつ習しゅう慣かんの改かい善ぜんが大たい切せつだ。
Lifestyle improvements are important for stroke prevention.

Kanji

卒graduate, soldier, private
中in, inside, middle

Similar words

脳のう卒そっ中ちゅう
More common and explicit term for 'stroke' in everyday Japanese. 卒中 is a shorter, more technical variant often used in medical contexts.

Etymology

The kanji 卒 (sudden) and 中 (hit, strike) combine to convey the idea of a sudden attack. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used in medical contexts for centuries.