塵肺症
jinpai-shō
The English word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is translated into Japanese as 塵肺症 (jinpai-shō).
塵肺症 is a noun used to refer to a specific lung disease.
Meaning: disease of the lungs (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
jinpai-shō
Did you know?
- Unlike the English term which is a technical curiosity, 塵肺症 is the standard term used in Japanese labor laws and insurance claims for industrial diseases.
- The first character 塵 means 'dust' and is also used in the Buddhist term 塵界 to describe the physical world as a collection of dust particles.
- The word 塵 is also used in the Japanese phrase 塵も積もれば山となる, which means 'even dust piles up to make a mountain'.
Examples in context
- 塵肺症は深刻な病気です。jinhaishou wa shinkoku na byouki desu.Dust lung disease is a serious illness.
- 彼は塵肺症と診断された。kare wa jinhaishou to shindan sareta.He was diagnosed with dust lung disease.
- 塵肺症を防ぐためにマスクをしましょう。jinhaishou o fusegu tame ni masuku o shimashou.Let's wear masks to prevent dust lung disease.
Example conversation
A doctor is explaining a diagnosis to a patient's wife.
- 陽太 Yota旦那様は塵肺症の疑いがあります。dannasama wa jinhaishou no utagai ga arimasu.There is a suspicion that your husband has dust lung disease.
- 陽葵 Himariそんな、塵肺症なのですか？sonna, jinhaishou na no desu ka?No way, is it dust lung disease?
- 陽太 Yota精密な検査が必要です。seimitsu na kensa ga hitsuyou desu.A detailed examination is necessary.
- 陽葵 Himariわかりました。よろしくお願いします。wakarimashita. yoroshiku onegaishimasu.I understand. Please take care of him.
