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帯状疱疹 (たいじょうほうしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

帯たい状じょう疱ほう疹しん

also: おびじょうほうしん

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Meanings

1

shingles; herpes zoster

Medical term for the viral infection causing a painful rash.

帯たい状じょう疱ほう疹しんは水すい痘とうウイルスが原

げん

因いん

で

起お

こり

ます

。

Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus.

Kanji

帯sash, belt, obi
状status quo, conditions, circumstances
疱smallpox, blister
疹measles, sickness

Related words

水すい痘とう
Chickenpox, the primary infection caused by the same virus.

Written forms

帯状疱疹
- たいじょうほうしん
  Standard medical term; the kanji spelling is the norm.
- おびじょうほうしん
  irregular kana usage
おびじょうほうしん
irregular kana usage
Irregular kana reading; rarely used in practice.

Etymology

From 帯状 (band-shaped) + 疱疹 (herpes/blister), describing the characteristic band-like rash.