頻尿

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 頻尿(ひんにょう) is a medical term for frequent urination.
• Basic usage: It is used when consulting a doctor about waking repeatedly at night to urinate or when the symptom persists. Typical patterns are 頻尿について相談する and 頻尿の症状が続く.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Treat it as the name of a symptom
  • The word names frequent urination; by itself, it does not specify the cause or a diagnosis.
• Difference from 尿意
  • 尿意(にょうい) is the feeling of needing to urinate, while 頻尿 is the condition of urinating frequently.