WORD DETAIL
水痘
すいとう
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
水痘(すいとう) is the disease name chickenpox. It appears as terminology and as the subject of infection spread. - Basic usage: School-infirmary material confirms the disease name; in a story, its spread closes a school.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Disease label in reference material and outbreak causing closure
水痘という病名checks terminology;水痘が広がるdescribes an epidemic event. The noun names the disease, not one symptom.

