植物状態

Japanese

Kanji in this term
植	物	状	態
しょく Grade: 3	ぶつ Grade: 3	じょう Grade: 5	たい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
植物狀態 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

植物 (shokubutsu, “plant”) +‎ 状態 (jōtai, “state”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょくぶつじょ​ーたい [shòkúbútsú jóꜜòtàì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝbɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ d͡ʑo̞ːta̠i]

Noun

植(しょく)物(ぶつ)状(じょう)態(たい) • (shokubutsu jōtai) ^{←しよくぶつじやうたい (syokubutuzyautai)?}

1. (medicine) Synonym of 遷延性意識障害 (sen'ensei ishiki shōgai, “persistent vegetative state”)