Japanese word

再発

Pronunciation

Romajisaihatsu

Meaning

  • nounrecurrence

Example

病気が再発しました。byō ki ga sai hatsu shi ma shi ta

The illness recurred.

Illustration for 再発 (recurrence)

More examples

治療後も再発への不安が残っています。chi ryō go mo sai hatsu e no fu an ga noko tte i ma su

Even after treatment, I am still worried about a recurrence.

Core concept

再発 (saihatsu) describes the return of a condition that had previously ended or improved.

Common phrases

  • 再発が疑われるsai hatsu ga utaga wa re ru

    recurrence is suspected

  • 再発率が高いsai hatsu ritsu ga taka i

    high recurrence rate

  • 再発を早期に発見するsai hatsu o sō ki ni hak ken su ru

    detect recurrence early

Similar words

再燃sainen: A disease becomes active again after a period of improvement or remission.
再来sairai: The return of a condition or problem after it has ended.

Definition in Japanese

治まった病気や不具合などが、もう一度現れること。osa ma tta byō ki ya fu gu ai na do ga mō ichi do arawa re ru ko to

Word origin

再発 (saihatsu) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 再 (sai, "again") and 発 (hatsu, "to occur"), linking the idea of repetition with occurrence.

Usage tips

  • In medical English, relapse often suggests that a condition returns after improvement, whereas recurrence can describe any repeated occurrence, making both useful translations of 再発 (saihatsu).

Other meanings

  • relapsenoun
  • returnnoun

Opposites

  • 初発shohatsuinitial onsetnoun

Related words

  • 再発性saihatsuseirecurrent naturenoun

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