Japanese
| Kanji in this term
|
| 病
|
びょう Grade: 3
|
| on'yomi
|
Etymology
パーキンソン (Pākinson, “Parkinson”) + 病 (-byō, “disease”), calque of English Parkinson's disease
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) パーキンソンびょー [pàákíńsóń byóó] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [pa̠ːkʲĩɰ̃so̞m bʲo̞ː]
Noun
パーキンソン病 • (Pākinson-byō)
- (pathology, neurology) Parkinson's disease