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双極性障害 (soukyokuseishougai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

双そう極きょく性せい障しょう害がい

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Meanings

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bipolar disorder

Clinical term used in psychiatry; often abbreviated as 双極性 in medical contexts.

双そう極きょく性せい障しょう害がいは気き分ぶん

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Bipolar disorder is an illness with severe mood swings.

Kanji

双pair, set, comparison
極extreme, pole, extremely
性sex, gender, nature
障hinder, hurt, harm
害harm, injury

Related words

躁そううつ病びょう
Older term for bipolar disorder, now less common in clinical settings but still understood.

Built from

双そう極きょく性せい+障しょう害がい

Etymology

Compound of 双極 (bipolar) + 性 (nature) + 障害 (disorder), a direct translation of the English medical term.