肺炎

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Chinese

lung flame; inflammation; ‑itis
trad. (肺炎)
simp. #(肺炎)
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Pronunciation


Noun

肺炎

  1. (pathology) pneumonia

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (肺炎):

Others:

Japanese

 肺炎 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
はい
Grade: 6
えん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

(hai, lung) +‎ (-en, -itis)

Pronunciation

Noun

(はい)(えん) (haien

  1. (pathology) pneumonia

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

肺炎 (pyeryeom) (hangeul 폐렴)

  1. Hanja form? of 폐렴 (pneumonia).