JLPT N1 • KANJI

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Practice Question

🎉 Explanation

English Explanation

病巣 (びょうそう) combines the on'yomi びょう for 病 (illness) and そう for 巣 (nest/focus). Both are standard on'yomi. Misreadings like やまいそう mix kun'yomi with on'yomi, and びょうぞう misreads 巣. It describes the specific localized area where a disease originates or has taken hold, often a central point of infection or abnormality, not a general symptom or tumor.

日本語解説

病巣 (びょうそう) は、病の音読み「びょう」と巣の音読み「そう」を組み合わせた標準的な読みです。「やまいそう」は訓読みと音読みの混同。「びょうぞう」は巣の読み間違い。病巣は、病気や感染が局所的に発生・集中している部位を指し、症状や腫瘍とは異なります。

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