symptom

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 症 has 10 strokes and concerns symptoms or the state of an illness.
• Basic usage: 症状 is read しょうじょう, and 軽症 is read けいしょう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Symptoms and mild severity
  • 現在の症状 means current symptoms.
  • けがが軽症だ means the injury is minor. 軽症 describes a mild degree of severity.