軽症(けいしょう)

けいしょう
noun
mild case; minor illness; 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:

  • 軽症(けいしょう)で済(す)む (to get off with only minor injuries)
  • 軽症(けいしょう)患者(かんじゃ) (patient with a mild case)
  • 軽症(けいしょう)者(しゃ) (person with minor injuries/illness)

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 NOTE:
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).

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