How to say "schizophrenia" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 糖質とうしつnounCovers the disorder itself, but only as a derogatory internet slur — a punning alteration of the medical term for it — used online to mock people as delusional; avoid it in any neutral context.
- nounAlso a derogatory internet slur for the disorder itself, a synonym of 糖質 playing on the 'sugar' in that word; seen in the same mocking online posts, and just as offensive — best avoided.
Both words are derogatory internet slang for schizophrenia itself, with little to choose between them, and neither should be used in neutral, medical, or polite contexts.
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