Japanese symbol for “symptoms”
症状
しょうじょう
Romaji: shoujou
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
In Japanese, symptoms is 症状, read しょうじょう (shoujou).
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Meanings
- n symptoms; condition (of a patient)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “symptoms”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 証 | しょう shou | symptoms (in Chinese medicine); patient's condition |
| 諸症状 | しょしょうじょう shoshoujou | (various) symptoms |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重症 | じゅうしょう juushou | serious illness |
| 症候群 | しょうこうぐん shoukougun | syndrome |
| 恐怖症 | きょうふしょう kyoufushou | phobia; morbid fear |
| 後遺症 | こういしょう kouishou | prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela |
| 炎症 | えんしょう enshou | inflammation; irritation |
| 状態 | じょうたい joutai | state; condition; situation |
| 状況 | じょうきょう joukyou | state of affairs; situation; conditions |
| 現状 | げんじょう genjou | present condition; existing state; status quo |
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