Meaning
症 (しょう, shou) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “illness”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
彼は重症だ。
He is seriously ill.
不眠症です。
I can't sleep at night.
私は不眠症です。
I have insomnia.
症状は軽いですよ。
Your condition isn't serious.
彼の怪我は重症だ。
His injuries are severe.
感染症の病気ですか。
Can other people catch it?
どのような症状ですか。
What are the symptoms?
脱毛症に治療法はない。
There's no cure for baldness.
彼女の症状は発熱です。
Her symptom is a fever.
僕は近頃少し不眠症だ.
I have been sleeping rather badly [suffering a little from insomnia] lately.
医者に症状を説明したよ。
I explained my symptoms to the doctor.
どんな症状がありますか。
What symptoms do you have?