症
しょう
shou
JLPT N110 strokesKanjiLevel 80 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
症 is the kanji for "Symptoms". The most common reading is しょう (shou). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.
Meaning
Symptoms
Also : Illness · Disease
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Readings
onしょう/ shou
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
10 strokes
Radicals
疒正
Example Sentences
彼は医師に新たな症状を詳しく訴えた。
かれはいしにあらたなしょうじょうをくわしくうったえた。
He described his new symptoms in detail to the doctor.
この難しい症例を多角的に分析する必要がある。
このむずかしいしょうれいをたかくてきにぶんせきするひつようがある。
It is necessary to analyze this difficult case from multiple angles.
Vocabulary using 症
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Plain form verb/adjective] + ものの～ものの (mono no) - Although; Even though
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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