症 symptom

正 (correct) Same-ON + (sick)
★★★☆☆
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BETA

Onyomi

SHOU

Mnemonic

You're SHOWING symptoms of the sickness, so you're correct to say you have it!

Jukugo

XXX症(XXXしょう)

XXX - disease ★★★☆☆ SUF

SUFFIX meaning XXX-disease. Only used in the proper names of specific diseases, in contrast to 病気(びょうき), which means sick in general.

花粉症(かふんしょう)

hay fever ★★☆☆☆
花 (flower) + 粉 (powder) + 症 (symptom) = 花粉症 (hay fever)

XXX 恐怖症(きょうふしょう)

xxx- phobia ★☆☆☆☆ SUF
恐怖 (super duper terror) + 症 (symptom) = 恐怖症 (xxx- phobia)

症状(しょうじょう)

symptom ☆☆☆☆☆
症 (symptom) + 状 (circumstance) = 症状 (symptom)

symptom of a disease

Synonyms

swell
腫れる    膨らむ    炎症   
syndrome vs. symptom!
症状    症候群