症

symptoms

Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingショウ

Jōyō Grade 8

illness
condition
-pathy

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical疒sickness

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sickness · hospital · correct (正) · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · stop (止) · footprint (止)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1816

Compound words

症状しょうじょう

symptoms; condition (of a patient)

発症するはっしょうする

outbreak of an illness

炎症えんしょう

inflammation; irritation

outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms

花粉症かふんしょう

hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)

既往症きおうしょう

illness that one had in the past; previous illness; medical history; anamnesis

prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela

sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness

感染症かんせんしょう

infectious disease; infection

依存症いぞんしょう

dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)

認知症にんちしょう

dementia

対症療法たいしょうりょうほう

symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient

新型コロナウイルス感染症しんがたコロナウイルスかんせんしょう

COVID-19; coronavirus disease 2019

悪症あくしょう

malignant or virulent disease

Additional Examples

彼は不眠症にかかりやすい。

He is subject to insomnia.tatoeba

妊娠中毒症にかかりました。

I had toxemia during my pregnancy.tatoeba

蓄膿症です。

I have sinus trouble.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 症

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step