症状

• Reading: しょうじょう
• Romaji: shoujou
• Kanji breakdown: 症 (shou) — illness, disease; 状 (jou) — condition, state
• Pronunciation: /ɕoː.dʑoː/

Meaning

Symptoms; condition of a patient. Describes the signs or manifestations of an illness.

A medical term used to describe the observable signs of disease or illness. Often paired with verbs like 出る (to appear) and 治まる (to subside). Common in both clinical settings and everyday conversation about health.

Examples

1. どんな症状がありますか。 What kind of symptoms do you have?
2. 薬を飲んだら症状が少し良くなった。 After taking the medicine, my symptoms got a little better.
3. 風邪の症状が出たので病院に行きました。 I started showing cold symptoms, so I went to the hospital.

Usage Guide

Context: medical, daily life, pharmacy

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

Compound of 症 (illness, disease) and 状 (condition, state). The characters together describe the state or appearance of an illness.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal