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神経衰弱

Reading

Kana: しんけいすいじゃく
Romaji: shinkeisuijaku
Kana
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Definitions

1

neurasthenia; nervous breakdown

Note: yojijukugo
2

concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)

Kanji

Readings: シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-
Meanings: gods, mind, soul
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 へ.る、 た.つ、 たていと、 はか.る、 のり
Meanings: sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp
Readings: スイ、 おとろ.える
Meanings: decline, wane, weaken
Readings: ジャク、 よわ.い、 よわ.る、 よわ.まる、 よわ.める
Meanings: weak, frail

Example Sentences

(かれ)神経(しんけい)衰弱(すいじゃく)になっていた。
➥He suffered a nervous breakdown.
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ジェーンはもっと休憩(きゅうけい)をとらないと、神経(しんけい)衰弱(すいじゃく)になるかもしれない。
➥If Jane does not rest more, she may have a nervous breakdown.
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兼子(かねこ)(あたら)しい仕事(しごと)非常(ひじょう)緊張(きんちょう)して、神経(しんけい)衰弱(すいじゃく)にかかってしまった。
➥Kaneko was so stressed out at her new job that she had a nervous breakdown.
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