also: しみ
noun
melasma; chloasma; liver spot
Medical term for brownish patches on the skin, often on the face. In everyday language, しみ is the common word for any skin spot or freckle, while 肝斑 specifically refers to melasma.
See also: シミ
肝斑は女性ホルモンの影響で悪化することがあります。
Melasma can worsen due to the influence of female hormones.
皮膚科
I am receiving treatment for melasma at a dermatology clinic.
Gikun reading; commonly used in everyday language for liver spots or melasma, though the kanji 肝斑 is normally read かんぱん.
しみ is the general term for any skin spot, freckle, or age spot. 肝斑 is a specific medical term for melasma, a type of hyperpigmentation often linked to hormones.
Compound of 肝 (liver) and 斑 (spot, patch), referring to the brownish patches resembling liver color. The gikun reading しみ is a common word for skin spots.