Chinese

Noun

憂鬱症

1. (psychiatry) depression (as a disease); depressive disorder

Japanese

Etymology

憂鬱 ‎(“severe depression”) +‎ 症 ‎(“illness”)

Noun

憂鬱症 ‎(hiragana ゆううつしょう, romaji yūutsushō)

1. severe depression

Synonyms

• 鬱病 (うつびょう) ‎(utsubyō)

References

• 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112