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熱射病 (ねっしゃびょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
heatstroke
Medical term for a severe condition caused by prolonged exposure to high temperatures, often involving high body temperature and altered consciousness. In everyday language, 熱中症 is more common for heat-related illness in general.
射しゃ
病びょう
は
命いのち
に
関かか
わる
危き
険けん
な
状じょう
態たい
です
。
Heatstroke is a life-threatening condition.
Kanji 熱 heat, temperature, fever Similar words 熱ねっ 中ちゅう 症しょう 熱中症 is a broader term for heat-related illness, including milder forms like heat exhaustion and heat cramps. 熱射病 specifically refers to severe heatstroke with high body temperature and central nervous system dysfunction.
日にっ 射しゃ 病びょう 日射病 historically referred to sunstroke caused by direct sunlight on the head, but is now often considered a type of heat-related illness. 熱射病 is the more precise medical term for life-threatening heatstroke.
Etymology Compound of 熱 (netsu, 'heat') + 射 (sha, 'shoot/radiate') + 病 (byō, 'illness'). The reading ねっしゃびょう results from rendaku and sokuon changes.
