軽症(けいしょう)

けいしょう
noun
mild case; minor illness; minor injury
medical
See also: 軽傷(けいしょう) (minor injury)
1. mild case; minor illness; minor injury
A condition, illness, or injury that is not severe and does not require intensive treatment. The opposite of 重症.
幸(さいわ)い軽症(けいしょう)で済(す)んだ。
Fortunately, it was only a minor injury.
感染者(かんせんしゃ)のほとんどは軽症(けいしょう)だった。
Most of the infected people had mild cases.
事故(じこ)で三人(さんにん)が病院(びょういん)に運(はこ)ばれたが、いずれも軽症(けいしょう)で命(いのち)に別状(べつじょう)はない。
Three people were taken to the hospital after the accident, but all had minor injuries and their lives are not in danger.

Compound of 軽(けい) (light, mild) + 症(しょう) (symptom, illness). Antonym: 重症(じゅうしょう) (serious/critical condition).

Common collocations

Severity scale

軽症(けいしょう) (mild) → 中等症(ちゅうとうしょう) (moderate) → 重症(じゅうしょう) (severe) → 重篤(じゅうとく) (critical)

Usage

Commonly seen in news reports about accidents and disease outbreaks. Not to be confused with the homophone 継承(けいしょう) (succession, inheritance).

Related Words

Antonym: 重症(じゅうしょう) (serious illness)
Compare: 無症状(むしょうじょう) (asymptomatic)
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Added 2026.2.28 21:16 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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