epidemic in Japanese
epidemic in Japanese is 流行性, 伝染病, 疫病 — epidemic means an outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects many people in a population at once.
epidemic in Japanese
流行性
Pronounced: ryuukōsei
(figurative) Like an epidemic: widespread in a bad way.
伝染病
Pronounced: densenbyō
A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
疫病
Pronounced: ekibyō
A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
流行病
Pronounced: ryuukōbyō
A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
疫
A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
エピデミック
Pronounced: epidemikku
(epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a human population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; an episode of outbreak and subsequent high prevalence.
伝染病
Pronounced: densenbyō
(epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a human population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; an episode of outbreak and subsequent high prevalence.
What does "epidemic" mean?
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noun An outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects many people in a population at once.
"The city imposed travel restrictions to slow the epidemic."
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noun A sudden, widespread increase in something harmful or undesirable.
"Officials described the rise in overdoses as an epidemic."
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adjective Spreading quickly and widely, especially something harmful.
"Fraud has reached epidemic levels in the industry."
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epidemic in a sentence
- The city imposed travel restrictions to slow the epidemic.
- Doctors worked day and night during the flu epidemic.
- Officials described the rise in overdoses as an epidemic.
- Littering has become an epidemic in our town centre.
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What is "epidemic" in Japanese?
"epidemic" in Japanese is 流行性, 伝染病, 疫病. epidemic means: An outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects many people in a population at once.
How do you pronounce 流行性?
"epidemic" in Japanese is 流行性, pronounced "ryuukōsei".
How do you use "epidemic" in a sentence?
Example: "The city imposed travel restrictions to slow the epidemic." In Japanese, "epidemic" is 流行性, 伝染病, 疫病.
Are there other ways to say "epidemic" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 6 translations listed for "epidemic": 流行性, 伝染病, 疫病, 流行病, 疫, エピデミック.
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