鼻炎

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 鼻炎 is read as びえん and is the noun for rhinitis, inflammation of the nasal lining.
• Basic usage: A cause appears in 鼻炎で鼻が詰まる, while a seasonal type appears in 季節によって起こる鼻炎.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Condition and symptom
  • 鼻炎 names the condition, while 鼻詰まり is the congestion symptom that can accompany it.
• Specifying a type
  • To identify rhinitis associated with a season, the seasonal qualification must be stated as it is in the example.