Meaning

Primary

Disease

Alternative

Syndrome

Word Type

suffix, な adjective

Explanation

See this on the end of a word, and you know that it is a ______symptom. When you have a _____symptom, you have some kind of disease or syndrome (otherwise why would you have a symptom of some kind?).

Reading

しょう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this is attached to things, it's treated like a jukugo word, so the on'yomi reading is used here.

Context

Context Sentences

妻の神経性ヒステリー症について、医者に相談しなくてはいけません。

I should consult a doctor about my wife’s neurotic hysteria.

Kanji Composition