Word Meaning 疱瘡

ほうそう housou

疱瘡 is read as ほうそう (housou) and means pockmarks (left by smallpox).

Meaning

English

  1. pockmarks (left by smallpox)
  2. vaccination against smallpox
  3. smallpox
  4. variola

Reading

Kana

ほうそう

Romaji

housou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

疱瘡神

ほうそうがみ

smallpox demon

水疱瘡

みずぼうそう

chickenpox

帯状疱疹

たいじょうほうしん

shingles

Example Sentences

10

むかしはほうそうでおおくのひとがいのちをおとした。

In the past, many people died of smallpox.

そのむらではほうそうをおそれるこえがひろがっていた。

Fear of smallpox was spreading through the village.

れきしのじゅぎょうでほうそうのりゅうこうについてまなんだ。

We learned about smallpox epidemics in history class.

I think I have chickenpox.

I believe I've got the chicken pox.

I had chicken pox when I was a kid.

I think I had chickenpox as a child.

I think I have chickenpox.

The child has a case of chicken pox.

I think I had chickenpox as a child.