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精神分裂症 (せいしんぶんれつしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

精せい神しん分ぶん裂れつ症しょう

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Meanings

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noun

obsolete termsensitive

Obsolete and now considered a sensitive term. Replaced by 統合失調症 (とうごうしっちょうしょう) in official and clinical contexts since 2002. Still encountered in older texts or historical discussions.

See also: 精神分裂病 · 統合失調症

かつては「精せい神しん分ぶん裂れつ症

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It was once called 'seishin bunretsu shō', but now 'tōgō shitchō shō' is the official name.

Kanji

精refined, ghost, fairy
神gods, mind, soul
分part, minute of time, segment
裂split, rend, tear
症symptoms, illness

Similar words

統とう合ごう失しっ調ちょう症しょう
The modern, non-stigmatizing term for schizophrenia, officially adopted in Japan in 2002. Use this instead of 精神分裂症 in all contemporary contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 精神 (seishin, 'mind') + 分裂 (bunretsu, 'split') + 症 (shō, 'disease'), literally 'mind-split disease'. The term was replaced due to its misleading and stigmatizing connotations.