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寛解 (かんかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
remission ; relief of symptoms
medicine
Medical term for the lessening or disappearance of disease symptoms. Used for chronic conditions, pain, or mental health. Often appears as 寛解する (to go into remission).
うつ 病びょう が 寛かん 解かい する まで に は 時じ 間かん が かかる こと も ある 。
It can take time for depression to go into remission.
Written forms 寛かん 解かい Usage 90%
Standard medical spelling for remission or relief of symptoms.
緩かん 解かい Usage 10%
Alternate kanji form; 緩 suggests easing or loosening, but 寛解 is more common in medical contexts.
Kanji 寛 tolerant, leniency, generosity Similar words 治ち 癒ゆ 治癒 means complete healing or cure, while 寛解 refers to symptom relief or remission without necessarily implying a permanent cure.
軽けい 快かい 軽快 is a more general term for improvement or becoming lighter (e.g., of symptoms), used in both medical and everyday contexts; 寛解 is specifically a medical term for remission.
Etymology Compound of 寛 (kan, 'lenient, gentle') and 解 (kai, 'untie, solve, release'), suggesting a loosening or easing of symptoms. The alternate form 緩解 uses 緩 (kan, 'slacken, ease').
