あせも

also: あせぼ

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も

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

noun

prickly heat; heat rash; miliaria

usually written using kana alone

Common skin condition in hot, humid weather, especially in babies and young children. The medical term is miliaria.

赤あかちゃんの首くびのまわりにあせもができた。
The baby got prickly heat around the neck.
夏なつはあせもがかゆくてつらい。
In summer, prickly heat is itchy and bothersome.

Kanji

汗sweat, perspire
疹measles, sickness
疣wart

Don't confuse with

湿しっ疹しんN2
あせも is heat rash caused by blocked sweat glands, a specific and usually short-lived condition, unlike the broader term 湿疹.

Written forms

あせもUsage68%
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms are rare and mainly used in medical contexts.
汗疹Usage19%
- あせも
  Medical kanji spelling; also read あせぼ.
- あせぼ
  Alternate reading of the medical kanji spelling.
アセモUsage9%
汗疣あせもUsage3%
Rare kanji variant; 疣 means wart, but here it is used for the rash.
アセボUsage1%
あせぼ

Etymology

Compound of 汗 (あせ, sweat) and も, a suffix of uncertain origin that may be related to 物 (もの, thing) or a sound-symbolic element. The alternate reading あせぼ is a voiced variant.