noun
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown
Medical term for a condition characterized by chronic fatigue and weakness, often associated with mental stress. In everyday language, it can refer to a state of extreme mental exhaustion or a nervous breakdown.
過労で神経衰弱になった。
I suffered a nervous breakdown from overwork.
彼は神経衰弱の症
He complained of symptoms of neurasthenia.
noun
concentration; memory; matching pairs
A card game where players take turns flipping two cards to find matching pairs, testing memory and concentration. The name is the same as the medical term, but the context clearly distinguishes them.
子供たちと神経衰弱をして遊んだ。
I played the memory card game with the children.
神経衰弱は記憶力を鍛えるのに良い。
The concentration card game is good for training your memory.