うつ病

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: うつ病 is read as うつびょう and is a noun for depression as a medical condition.
• Basic usage: A medical book about depression appears in うつ病を扱う医学書, while depicting the protagonist’s depression appears in 主人公のうつ病を描く.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Used as the name of a condition
  • It is the name of a condition discussed in medical books or depicted in a work, not merely a temporary low mood.
• Difference from 落ち込む
  • Unlike the verb for feeling temporarily discouraged or down, this word names the medical condition depression.