地方病

ちほうびょう

Meanings

1. Noun endemic disease; local disease See also: 風土病 (ふうどびょう).
2. Japanese schistosomiasis; oriental schistosomiasis; schistosomiasis japonica (term used in Yamanashi prefecture) See also: 日本住血吸虫症 (にほんじゅうけつきゅうちゅうしょう).

Kanji

• 地 land. Read as チ.
• 方 direction. Read as ホウ.
• 病 illness. Read as ビョウ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists