How to say "stigma" in Japanese

• 汚名おめいCommon
  nounA common word for stigma as disgrace or dishonour: a bad name that clings to a person, family, or institution because of something shameful. This is the usual choice for the figurative, social sense.
  その男おとこは反逆者はんぎゃくしゃの汚名おめいをきせられた。↗

  The man was branded as a traitor.
• スティグマ
  nounThe katakana loanword for stigma as a mark of social disgrace, especially the kind attached to illness, disability, or identity. Less common than 汚名, and typical of discussion of discrimination.
• 気孔きこう
  nounReally 'pore' or 'stoma' — the openings through which plants exchange gases. Its 'stigma' sense is a technical biological one (a pore-like opening or spot), not the figurative sense of disgrace.
• 柱頭ちゅうとう
  nounStrictly botanical: the stigma of a flower, the tip of the pistil that receives pollen. Use this only for the plant part — never for disgrace or social stigma.
• 焼きごてやきごて
  nounLiterally a branding iron; its 'stigma' sense is the mark left by branding. Seldom the word you want for stigma as disgrace — think 'brand' or 'mark' first.

Use 汚名 for stigma as disgrace or a bad reputation and 「スティグマ」 for social stigma attached to illness or identity; 柱頭 is the flower part, 気孔 a biological pore, 「焼きごて」 a literal brand.

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• 汚名おめいbad name
• スティグマstigma
• 気孔きこうpore
• 柱頭ちゅうとうstigma
• 焼きごてやきごてbrand