# 症 symptom

正 (correct) Same-ON + (sick)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
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## Onyomi

SHOU |

## Mnemonic

| You're SHOWING symptoms of the sickness, so you're correct to say you have it!

## Jukugo

XXX症(XXXしょう) | XXX - disease ★★★☆☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning XXX-disease. Only used in the proper names of specific diseases, in contrast to 病気（びょうき）, which means sick in general.
花粉症(かふんしょう) | hay fever ★★☆☆☆ 花 (flower) + 粉 (powder) + 症 (symptom) = 花粉症 (hay fever)
XXX 恐怖症(きょうふしょう) | xxx- phobia ★☆☆☆☆ SUF 恐怖 (super duper terror) + 症 (symptom) = 恐怖症 (xxx- phobia)
症状(しょうじょう) | symptom ☆☆☆☆☆ 症 (symptom) + 状 (circumstance) = 症状 (symptom) symptom of a disease

## Synonyms

swell 腫れる 膨らむ 炎症
syndrome vs. symptom! 症状 症候群