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性感染症 (seikansenshou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

性せい感かん染せん症しょう

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Meanings

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sexually transmitted infection; STI; sexually transmitted disease; STD

Medical term; used in clinical and public health contexts. Both STI and STD are covered.

性せい感かん染せん症しょうの予よ防ぼうにはコンドームの使し用ようが有ゆう効こうです。

Using condoms is effective for preventing sexually transmitted infections.

彼かれは性せい感かん染せん症しょうの検けん査さを受うけた。

He got tested for STIs.

Kanji

性sex, gender, nature
感emotion, feeling, sensation
染dye, color, paint
症symptoms, illness

Related words

性せい病びょう
性病 is the common, everyday term for a sexually transmitted disease, while 性感染症 is the more clinical, modern term favored in medical and official contexts.

Built from

性せい+感かん染せん症しょう

Etymology

Compound of 性 (sei, 'sexual') + 感染 (kansen, 'infection') + 症 (shō, 'disease' or 'condition'). A modern medical term.