拒絶反応

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きょ
Grade: S
ぜつ
Grade: 5
はん
Grade: 3
おう > のう
Grade: 5
kan’on goon kan’on goon
Alternative spelling
拒絕反應 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From (きょ)(ぜつ) (kyozetsu, refusal) + (はん)(のう) (hannō, reaction).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きょぜつはんのー [kyòzétsú wáꜜǹnòò] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [kʲo̞ze̞t͡sɨᵝ hã̠nːo̞ː]

Noun

(きょ)(ぜつ)(はん)(のう) • (kyozetsu hannō) きよぜつはんおう (kyozetu fan'ou)?

  1. (medicine) transplant rejection
    Synonym: 拒否反応 (kyohi hannō)
  2. allergic reaction

Usage notes

The allergic reaction sense is figurative, e.g. "he has an allergic reaction whenever he hears of politics".

References

  1. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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