風疹(ふうしん)

ふうしん
noun
rubella; German measles
1. rubella; German measles
A contagious viral infection causing a mild rash and fever, particularly dangerous to fetuses if contracted in early pregnancy. Largely controlled in Japan by routine MMR-style vaccination, though periodic outbreaks occur among unvaccinated adult men.
風疹(ふうしん)にかかった。
I caught rubella.
妊婦(にんぷ)は風疹(ふうしん)に注意(ちゅうい)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Pregnant women need to be careful about rubella.
抗体検査(こうたいけんさ)を受(う)けて風疹(ふうしん)の免疫(めんえき)を確認(かくにん)した。
I had an antibody test to confirm immunity to rubella.

Compound of 風(ふう) (wind, here suggesting the disease's spread) + 疹(しん) (rash). The colloquial term 三日(みっか)ばしか ('three-day measles') is sometimes used because symptoms typically resolve quickly.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 風疹(ふうしん)にかかる: to catch rubella
  • 風疹(ふうしん)ワクチン(わくちん): rubella vaccine
  • 風疹(ふうしん)の予防接種(よぼうせっしゅ): rubella vaccination
  • 風疹(ふうしん)抗体(こうたい): rubella antibodies

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 麻疹(ましん) (also はしか): measles — more severe than rubella
  • 水疱瘡(みずぼうそう): chickenpox
  • 三日(みっか)ばしか: colloquial name for rubella, contrasting with regular はしか (measles)
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