Japanese Conversation · Level 33
90 words
Japanese word
肺炎
Pronunciation
Romajihaien
Meaning
- nounpneumonia
Example
医師は肺炎と診断しました。i shi wa hai en to shin dan shi ma shi ta
The doctor diagnosed pneumonia.
More examples
肺炎の患者は、熱が下がっても十分に休む必要があります。hai en no kan ja wa netsu ga sa ga tte mo jū bun ni yasu mu hitsu yō ga a ri ma su
Patients with pneumonia need to get plenty of rest even after their fever goes down.
Core concept
Describes an infection or inflammation that affects the lungs and makes breathing difficult.
Common phrases
肺炎になるhai en ni na ru
get pneumonia
肺炎の症状hai en no shō jō
symptoms of pneumonia
肺炎の治療hai en no chi ryō
treatment for pneumonia
Definition in Japanese
肺に炎症が起こり、せきや発熱などを伴う病気。hai ni en shō ga o ko ri se ki ya hatsu netsu na do o tomona u byō ki
Word origin
肺 (hai, "lung") + 炎 (en, "inflammation") forms the Sino-Japanese compound 肺炎 (haien), meaning inflammation of the lung.
Usage tips
- In English, pneumonia is usually an uncountable illness noun, so speakers normally say "pneumonia" rather than "a pneumonia"; "a case of pneumonia" is also possible.