多発性硬化症
tahatsuseikōkashō
Multiple sclerosis in Japanese is 多発性硬化症 (tahatsuseikōkashō).
The term refers to the chronic disease of the brain and spinal cord.
Meaning: chronic disease of the brain and spinal cord (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word 多発性硬化症 is composed of 多発 (multiple/poly), 性 (nature/property), 硬化 (hardening/sclerosis) and 症 (disease/syndrome).
How do you pronounce it?
tahatsuseikōkashō
Did you know?
- The character 硬 in 硬化 is the same one used in 硬貨, the Japanese word for 'coin'.
- The word 多発 in 多発性硬化症 is also commonly used in Japanese news to describe 'outbreaks' of accidents or crimes.
- Japanese patients often refer to the disease using the English acronym 'MS' written in Latin letters, rather than the long ten-syllable word 多発性硬化症.
Examples in context
- 多発性硬化症の治療法について教えてください。Please tell me about the treatment methods for multiple sclerosis.
- MSはなかなか辛い病気なんだよね。MS is quite a challenging disease.
- 多発性硬化症と診断されました。Tahatsusei koukashou to shindan saremashita.I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
- 多発性硬化症の治療法を調べています。Tahatsusei koukashou no chiryouhou o shirabete imasu.I am researching treatments for multiple sclerosis.
- 彼は多発性硬化症の患者です。Kare wa tahatsusei koukashou no kanja desu.He is a patient with multiple sclerosis.
Example conversation
Yota and Yui are discussing a health documentary.
- 陽太 Yotaこの番組は多発性硬化症について話しています。kono bangumi wa tahatsuusei koukashou ni tsuite hanashite imasu.This program is talking about multiple sclerosis.
- 結衣 Yuiそれはどのような病気なのですか？sore wa dono you na byouki na no desu ka?What kind of disease is that?
- 陽太 Yota脳や脊髄に影響が出る病気だそうです。nou ya sekizui ni eikyou ga deru byouki da sou desu.I heard it's a disease that affects the brain and spinal cord.
- 結衣 Yuiそうだったのですね。勉強になります。sou datta no desu ne. benkyou ni narimasu.I see. That's very informative.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “multiple sclerosis” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
