伝染

• 読み: でんせん
• ローマ字: densen
• 漢字の分解: 伝 (den) — transmit, convey; 染 (sen) — dye, stain, infect
• 発音: /de.n.se.n/

意味

Contagion; infection. The transmission of disease from one person or organism to another.

A suru-verb (伝染する) that is intransitive, emphasizing the spreading aspect of disease. While 感染 focuses on becoming infected, 伝染 emphasizes the transmission process. Found in compounds like 伝染病 (contagious disease). Also used metaphorically, as in あくびが伝染する (yawning is contagious).

例文

1. この病気は人から人に伝染する。
2. 伝染病が流行しないように対策を取った。
3. 笑いが周りに伝染して教室が明るくなった。

使い方ガイド

場面: health, science, figurative speech

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 伝 (den, to transmit/convey) and 染 (sen, to dye/stain). Literally 'transmit and stain,' vividly describing how disease passes from one host to another.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal