関節炎

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 4
せつ
Grade: 4
えん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
關節炎 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

関節 (kansetsu, joint) +‎ (-en, -itis)

Pronunciation

Noun

(かん)(せつ)(えん) (kansetsuenくわんせつえん (kwansetuen)?

  1. (pathology) arthritis

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN