ピンポン感染

Japanese

Kanji in this term
感	染
かん Grade: 3	せん Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of ピンポン (pinpon, “ping pong; table tennis”) + 感染(かんせん) (kansen, “infection; transmission”). This term describes that infections occur alternately like ping pong ball in table tennis play.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʲĩmpo̞ŋ kã̠ɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

ピンポン感(かん)染(せん) • (pinpon kansen) 

1. Spread of infection, such as a cold or sexually transmitted infection, amongst members living together.