天然痘

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 天然痘. Reading: てんねんとう. Core meaning: smallpox.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 資料館で天然痘と公衆衛生の歴史を学んだ / その歴史小説には天然痘に苦しむ村が描かれている.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing disease names
  • 天然痘 is the disease smallpox. It is distinct from 水痘, chickenpox, despite the similarity of the Japanese disease names.