重度(じゅうど)

じゅうど
noun
severe; serious (degree)
formalmedicalhealth
1. severe degree; serious level (esp. of illness or disability)
A noun used attributively (with の) to qualify illnesses, injuries, or disabilities as severe. Standard in medical and welfare contexts.
重度(じゅうど)の障害(しょうがい)を抱(かか)えている。
(He) has a severe disability.
祖父(そふ)は重度(じゅうど)の認知症(にんちしょう)と診断(しんだん)された。
My grandfather was diagnosed with severe dementia.
重度(じゅうど)の患者(かんじゃ)には専門(せんもん)の医療(いりょう)スタッフが二十四時間(にじゅうよじかん)対応(たいおう)する。
Specialized medical staff attend to severe-condition patients around the clock.

Compound of 重(じゅう) (heavy) + 度(ど) (degree). Used attributively in 重度(じゅうど)の + noun. Contrasts with 中度(ちゅうど) (moderate) and 軽度(けいど) (mild) to form a three-step severity scale.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 軽度(けいど): mild degree — antonym
  • 中度(ちゅうど): moderate degree — between the two
  • 重症(じゅうしょう): serious condition — for the patient/illness state itself, not used attributively in the same way

Related Words

Antonym: 軽度 (mild degree)
Compare: 重症(じゅうしょう) (serious condition)
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Added 2026.6.4 11:08 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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