乾癬
kansen[kã̠ɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ]
Psoriasis is 乾癬 (kansen) in Japanese.
乾癬 is a noun used to refer to the medical skin condition known as psoriasis.
Meaning: skin disease (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as kansen.
Did you know?
- The word 乾癬 is read as kansen, which is also the pronunciation for 感染, meaning 'infection'. This can lead to misunderstandings since psoriasis is an autoimmune condition and not an infection.
- In Japanese culture, skin conditions are often discussed using the polite 'softening' phrase お肌の悩み, meaning 'skin worries', to avoid the clinical harshness of 乾癬.
- Japanese medical terminology often blends traditional kanji like 乾癬 with 'katakana' loanwords from English. A patient might see 乾癬 on a chart but hear the doctor say ソリアシス.
Examples in context
- 彼は乾癬の治療を受けています。Kare wa kensen no chiryou o ukete imasu.He is receiving treatment for psoriasis.
- 乾癬は皮膚の病気です。Kensen wa hifu no byouki desu.Psoriasis is a skin disease.
- 乾癬の症状が悪化しました。Kensen no shoujou ga akka shimashita.The symptoms of psoriasis got worse.
Example conversation
Kenta and Misaki are talking about a skin rash.
- 美咲 Misaki腕の赤い部分、大丈夫？Ude no akai bubun, daijōbu?Is that red part on your arm okay?
- 健太 Kenta実は、乾癬と診断されたんだ。Jitsu wa, kansen to shindan sareta n da.Actually, I was diagnosed with psoriasis.
- 美咲 Misakiそうだったんだ。痒くないの？Sō datta n da. Kayukunai no?I see. Isn't it itchy?
- 健太 Kenta時々痒いけど、薬を塗っているよ。Tokidoki kayui kedo, kusuri o nutte iru yo.It's itchy sometimes, but I'm applying medicine.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “psoriasis” translations and entries 乾癬, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
