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舌炎

舌炎

Chinese

tongue flame; inflammation; -itis
simp. and trad.
(舌炎)

Noun

舌炎

  1. (pathology) glossitis

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぜつ
Grade: 5
えん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

(zetsu, tongue) + (en, inflammation)

Pronunciation

Noun

舌炎 (hiragana ぜつえん, romaji zetsuen)

  1. (pathology) glossitis

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9