症状

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 症状 is read as しょうじょう and is a noun for a symptom, a sign of illness or an abnormal condition that is observed or felt.
• Basic usage: Describing current symptoms appears in 症状を説明する, while checking for a new symptom appears in 新しい症状が出る.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinction from 病気
  • 症状 is an observable or felt sign such as pain, whereas 病気 is the illness that causes such signs.