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痙攣

痙攣

See also: 痉挛

Chinese

spasm
 
twisted; bent; crooked; cramped
trad. (痙攣)
simp. (痉挛)

Noun

痙攣

  1. an intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction; convulsion; spasm

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けい
Hyōgaiji
れん
Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

痙攣 (hiragana けいれん, romaji keiren)

  1. convulsion, spasm, cramp, twitching

Verb

痙攣する (hiragana けいれんする, romaji keiren suru)

  1. convulse, spasm, cramp, twitch

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

痙攣 (gyeongnyeon) (hangeul 경련)

  1. Hanja form? of 경련, “convulsion, spasm”.