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帯状疱疹 (taijouhoushin) Japanese meaning: shingles | 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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ほ

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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.