依存症

いぞんしょう
izonshou

addiction, dependence

What does 依存症 mean?

依存症 is a Japanese noun meaning “addiction, dependence” in English. It is written as 依存症 in kanji, いぞんしょう in hiragana, and izonshou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼女の夫はひどい麻薬依存症だ。

Her husband is heavily dependent on drugs.

Words sharing kanji with 依存症

依
依頼
いらい
request, dependence
依存
いぞん
dependence, dependent, reliance
依頼人
いらいにん
client
存
存在
そんざい
existence, being
ご存じ
ごぞんじ
knowing, acquaintance
存じる
ぞんじる
to know (humble)
症
健忘症
けんぼうしょう
amnesia
症状
しょうじょう
symptoms, condition
～症
～しょう
a condition, an ailment (suffix)

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