拒絶反応

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
きょ
Grade: S
ぜつ
Grade: 5
はん
Grade: 3
おう > のう
Grade: 5
kan'on goon kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
拒絕反應 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology

From (きょ)(ぜつ) (kyozetsu, refusal) + (はん)(のう) (hannō, reaction).

Pronunciation

Noun

(きょ)(ぜつ)(はん)(のう) (kyozetsu hannōきよぜつはんおう (kyozetu fan'ou)?

  1. (medicine) transplant rejection
    Synonym: 拒否反応 (kyohi hannō)
  2. allergic reaction

Usage notes

The allergic reaction sense is figurative, e.g. "he has an allergic reaction whenever he hears of politics".

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN