癲癇

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See also: 癫痫

Chinese

convulsions; crazy epilepsy; insanity
trad. (癲癇)
simp. (癫痫)
alternative forms 癲癎癫𰣯
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Pronunciation


Noun

癲癇

  1. (, ) (pathology) epilepsy
    光敏性癲癇警告光敏性癫痫警告  ―  guāngmǐnxìng diānxián jǐnggào  ―  photosensitive epilepsy warning

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てん
Hyōgai
かん
Hyōgai
on'yomi
 てんかん on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 癲癇.

Pronunciation

Noun

(てん)(かん) (tenkan

  1. (pathology) epilepsy

Usage notes

Descendants

  • Korean: 땡깡 (ttaengkkang)

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
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN