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流行性
流行性
Chinese
| prevalent; widespread | sex; nature; surname; suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity
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simp. and trad. (流行性) |
流行 | 性 | |
Adjective
流行性
Derived terms
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Japanese
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| 流 | 行 | 性 |
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りゅう Grade: 3 |
こう Grade: 2 |
せい Grade: 5 |
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Noun
流行性 (hiragana りゅうこうせい, romaji ryūkōsei)
- epidemic nature (being highly contagious)
Usage notes
This term nearly always occurs in compounds, specifically names of epidemic diseases such as 流行性感冒 (“influenza”). The term for an epidemic, or an outbreak of highly contagious disease, is 流行病.
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.