~症
~しょう · ~shou · JLPT N1 · noun
disease
🌡️ 疒 (sickness radical) + 正 (sound) = disease or condition, as in 炎症 inflammation
Many medical terms end in 症: 炎症 inflammation, 合併症 complication, 後遺症 aftereffect. As a suffix, it marks a condition or illness.
~しょう · ~shou · JLPT N1 · noun
disease
🌡️ 疒 (sickness radical) + 正 (sound) = disease or condition, as in 炎症 inflammation
Many medical terms end in 症: 炎症 inflammation, 合併症 complication, 後遺症 aftereffect. As a suffix, it marks a condition or illness.