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猩紅熱 (shoukounetsu) Japanese meaning: scarlet fever | Kotomora

猩しょう紅こう熱ねつ

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Meanings

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scarlet fever

Medical term for the bacterial infection caused by group A Streptococcus, characterized by a red rash.

猩しょう紅こう熱ねつは小しょう児にに多おおい感かん染せん症しょうです

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Scarlet fever is an infectious disease common in children.

猩しょう紅こう熱ねつの症しょう状じょうには発はつ熱ねつと発はっ疹しんがあります。

Symptoms of scarlet fever include fever and a rash.

Kanji

猩orangutan, dark red
紅crimson, deep red
熱heat, temperature, fever

Related words

溶よう連れん菌きん感かん染せん症しょう
A broader term for streptococcal infections, of which scarlet fever is one manifestation.

Etymology

From the characteristic red (猩紅) rash and fever (熱). The first kanji 猩 originally refers to the orangutan, but here it is used for its red color association.