気管支炎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
気	管	支	炎
き Grade: 1	かん Grade: 4	し Grade: 5	えん Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
氣管支炎 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

気管支 (kikanshi, “bronchial tube”) +‎ 炎 (en, “-itis”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きかんし​えん [kìkáńshíꜜèǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
• (Tokyo) きかんしえん [kìkáńshíéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲi̥kã̠ɰ̃ɕiẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

気(き)管(かん)支(し)炎(えん) • (kikanshien) ^{←きくわんしえん (kikwansien)?}

1. (pathology) bronchitis