Illustration: In a Japanese clinic, a gardener rests one hand on a clean examination pad while a nurse inspects a small finger wound. Around the original tiny puncture, the finger is conspicuously swollen and inflamed, with a small cloudy spot at the opening.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

感かん染せん

kansen

infection

Example sentences

  1. 政府せいふは感染かんせんの拡大かくだいを未然みぜんに防ふせぐための適切てきせつな措置そちを取とらなかった。

    The government didn’t take appropriate measures to prevent the infection from spreading.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. それは細菌さいきん感染かんせんに有効ゆうこうだ。

    It is effective against bacterial infections.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 感染かんせんの徴候ちょうこうは見みられない。

    There’s no sign of infection.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 感染

  • 感emotion; feelingOnカン
  • 染dye; colorOnセンKunそめる・そまる・しみる

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