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躁病 (そうびょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

躁そう病びょう

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Meanings

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noun

medicine

Medical term for the manic phase of bipolar disorder. In everyday language, 躁状態 (そうじょうたい) is also used.

躁そう病びょうの症しょう状じょうには、異い常じょうに高こう揚ようした気き分ぶんや過か活かつ動どうが含ふくまれる。
Symptoms of mania include abnormally elevated mood and hyperactivity.

Kanji

躁noisy
病ill, sick

Similar words

鬱うつ病びょう
鬱病 refers to depression, the opposite pole of bipolar disorder.
躁そう鬱うつ病びょう
躁鬱病 is the older term for bipolar disorder, encompassing both manic and depressive episodes.

Etymology

From 躁 (そう, 'manic') + 病 (びょう, 'illness'). The character 躁 is composed of 足 (foot) and 喿 (a phonetic component suggesting restlessness), reflecting the agitated nature of the condition.