症 (しょう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

症 (しょう) means illness / symptom / disease.

See example sentences below.

症 at a glance

症

しょうshou

N1suffix

illness / symptom / disease

症しょうshouN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

illness / symptom / disease

Example 1

彼は症のため入院した。

Translation

He was hospitalized due to the illness.

Example 2

症が悪化して医者に行った。

Translation

The symptom worsened, so I went to the doctor.