How to say "coma" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 昏睡こんすいnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe medical sense: the unconscious state of a patient. This is the word you want for 'be in a coma' in everyday or clinical contexts.
- nounOnly the astronomical sense: the hazy cloud around a comet's nucleus. It is never used for a medical coma, so it is seldom the word you want otherwise.
Use 昏睡 for the medical sense of a coma; 「コマ」 is specifically the coma of a comet, so it never refers to an unconscious state.
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