疱瘡

ほうそう

Meanings

1. Noun smallpox; variola See also: 天然痘 (てんねんとう).
2. vaccination against smallpox See also: 種痘 (しゅとう).
3. pockmarks (left by smallpox)

Kanji

• 疱 smallpox; blister. Read as ホウ.
• 瘡 wound; boil; syphilis. Read as ソウ.

Example sentences

• みずぼうそうは子供たちにとってかゆい迷惑なものだ。
  Chicken pox is an itchy nuisance for kids.

Words containing 疱瘡

• 水疱瘡 (みずぼうそう) chickenpox
• 疱瘡神 (ほうそうがみ) smallpox demon
• 天疱瘡 (てんぽうそう) pemphigus

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