神しん経けい性せい

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Meanings

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noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

nervous; neural; neurogenic

Medical/technical term meaning 'of or relating to nerves' or 'caused by nerves'. Used in compounds like 神経性胃炎 (nervous gastritis) or 神経性食欲不振症 (anorexia nervosa).

彼かれは神しん経けい性せいの胃い痛つうに悩なやまされている。

He suffers from nervous stomach pain.

神しん経けい性せい食しょく欲よく不ふ振しん症しょうは深しん刻こくな病びょう気きだ。

Anorexia nervosa is a serious illness.

Kanji

神gods, mind, soul
経sutra, longitude, pass thru
性sex, gender, nature

Related words

神しん経けい
神経 is the noun 'nerve' or 'nerves', while 神経性 is the adjectival form meaning 'nervous' or 'neural'.
神しん経けい質しつ
神経質 means 'nervous temperament' or 'high-strung', describing a personality trait, whereas 神経性 is a medical term for something caused by or related to nerves.

Word family

神しん経けい性せい大たい食しょく症しょう
bulimia nervosa
神しん経けい性せい無む食しょく欲よく症しょう
anorexia nervosa
自じ律りつ神しん経けい性せい運うん動どう失しっ調ちょう
autonomic ataxia

Built from

神しん経けい+性せい

Etymology

Compound of 神経 (nerve) + 性 (nature, -ity), forming a no-adjective meaning 'of nervous origin' or 'neural'.