癲癇

See also: 癫痫

Chinese

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

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

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 癲癇.

Pronunciation

Noun

(てん)(かん) • (tenkan

  1. (pathology) epilepsy

Usage notes

  • This term is often spelled in kana, as てんかん, due to the complexity of the kanji.

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