肺炎

Chinese

lung flame; inflammation; ‑itis
trad. (肺炎) 肺 炎
simp. #(肺炎) 肺 炎

Pronunciation


Noun

肺炎

  1. (pathology) pneumonia

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (肺炎):
  • → Japanese: 肺炎(はいえん) (haien)
  • → Korean: 폐렴(肺炎) (pyeryeom)

Others:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
肺 炎
はい
Grade: 6
えん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

肺 (hai, “lung”) +‎ 炎 (-en, “-itis”)

Pronunciation

  • Homophones: 排煙, 廃園

Noun

肺(はい)炎(えん) • (haien) 

  1. (pathology) pneumonia

References

  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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
肺炎

Noun

肺炎 • (pyeryeom) (hangeul 폐렴)

  1. Hanja form? of 폐렴 (“pneumonia”).
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