クル病
kurubyō
In Japanese, kuru refers to the English phrase 'central nervous system disease'. The default form is クル病 (kurubyō).
クル病 is a noun used to refer to a specific disease affecting the central nervous system.
Meaning: central nervous system disease (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
kurubyō
Did you know?
- The term クル病 refers to a prion disease that was historically spread through funerary cannibalism among the Fore people.
- The term クル病 describes a condition that causes involuntary laughter and emotional instability, which led observers to call it 'the laughing sickness'.
- The word kuru is not originally Japanese but is borrowed from the Fore language of Papua New Guinea, where it means 'to shake'.
Examples in context
- 私たちの会議に来てください。Please come to our meeting.
- 東京に来る予定です。I plan to come to Tokyo.
- 先生が来るでしょう。The teacher will probably come.
- 友達が家に来る。A friend is coming to my house.
- 今からそちらにくるよ！I'm coming over there now!
- 早くこい！Come quickly!
- 君も一緒に来いよ。You come along too.
- クル病は非常に珍しい病気です。Kuru-byō wa hijō ni mezurashii byōki desu.Kuru disease is a very rare disease.
- 彼はクル病の研究をしています。Kare wa Kuru-byō no kenkyū o shite imasu.He is researching Kuru disease.
- クル病の原因はまだ完全には解明されていません。Kuru-byō no gen'in wa mada kanzen ni wa kaimei sarete imasen.The cause of Kuru disease has not been fully clarified yet.
Example conversation
Two university students are discussing a biology textbook in a cafe.
- 美咲 Misaki陽太君、この教科書にクル病について書いてあるよ。Yōta-kun, kono kyōkasho ni Kuru-byō ni tsuite kaite aru yo.Yota, it says about Kuru disease in this textbook.
- 陽太 Yota本当だ。珍しい症例だね。Hontō da. Mezurashii shōrei da ne.You're right. It's a rare case.
- 美咲 Misaki医学的にとても興味深い内容だね。Igakuteki ni totemo kyōmibukai naiyō da ne.It is a very medically interesting topic.
- 陽太 Yotaそうだね。もっと詳しく調べてみるよ。Sō da ne. Motto kuwashiku shirabete miru yo.True. I will look into it more deeply.
