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丹毒

丹毒

Chinese

 
red; pellet; powder; cinnabar
poison; narcotics
simp. and trad.
(丹毒)

Noun

丹毒

  1. (pathology) erysipelas

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たん
Grade: S
どく
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

From tan (, cinnabar red, vermilion, red) + doku (, poison, toxin)

Noun

丹毒 (hiragana たんどく, romaji tandoku)

  1. rose; erysipelas

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.