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狂犬病 (kyoukenbyou) Japanese meaning: rabies | Kotomora

狂きょう犬けん病びょう

きょ

う

け

ん

びょ

う

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Meanings

1

rabies

Medical term for the viral disease transmitted by animal bites.

狂きょう犬けん病びょうは感かん染せんするとほぼ100%死し亡ぼうする

恐おそ

ろしい

病びょう

気き

です

。

Rabies is a terrifying disease with a nearly 100% fatality rate once symptoms appear.

Kanji

狂lunatic, insane, crazy
犬dog
病ill, sick

Built from

狂きょう犬けん+病びょう

Etymology

Compound of 狂犬 (kyōken, 'mad dog') + 病 (byō, 'disease').