noun
Medical term for acne vulgaris; used in clinical and everyday contexts.
思春期になると、ざ瘡に悩む人が多い。
Many people suffer from acne during adolescence.
皮膚科でざ瘡の治療を受けた。
I received treatment for acne at the dermatology clinic.
Common everyday word for pimples or acne; ざ瘡 is the formal medical term.
Medical term derived from Chinese, using characters meaning 'pimple' (瘡) and 'acne' (痤/ざ). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.