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感染性 (かんせんせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

感かん染せん性せい

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Meanings

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infectiousness; contagiousness

Refers to the property of being able to spread infection, used in medical and biological contexts.

このウイルスは感かん染せん性せいが非ひ常じょうに高たかい。
This virus is highly infectious.

感かん染せん性せいの有う無むを調しらべる必ひつ要ようがある。

We need to check for infectiousness.

Kanji

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

Related words

感かん染せん力りょく
感染力 emphasizes the strength or power of infection, while 感染性 refers to the property or nature of being infectious.
伝でん染せん性せい
伝染性 is often used for contagious diseases spread by direct contact, whereas 感染性 is broader and includes various routes of infection.

Built from

感かん染せん+性せい

Etymology

Compound of 感染 (kansen, 'infection') + 性 (-sei, '-ness, property').