流行性

Chinese

prevalent; widespread; endemic sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad.
(流行性)
流行

Pronunciation


Adjective

流行性

  1. epidemic

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
りゅう
Grade: 3
こう
Grade: 2
せい
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

流行性 (hiragana りゅうこうせい, rōmaji ryūkōsei)

  1. epidemic nature (being highly contagious)

Usage notes

This term nearly always occurs in compounds, specifically names of epidemic diseases such as 流行性感冒 (influenza). The term for an epidemic, or an outbreak of highly contagious disease, is 流行病.

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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