伝染

でんせん

contagion

What does 伝染 mean?

伝染 is a Japanese noun meaning contagion in English. It is written as 伝染 in kanji, でんせん in hiragana, and densen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

我々は病気の伝染をくいとめなければならない。

We should check the spread of the disease.