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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

衛生的

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eiseiteki

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hygienic/haɪˈdʒiː.nɪk/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"調理場を常に衛生的に保つ必要があります。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially by being clean and free from pathogenic bacteria.

    "It is important to keep food preparation areas in a highly hygienic condition."
  2. 2

    Relating to hygiene or the science of health.

    "The government launched a campaign to improve hygienic standards in public markets."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the late 18th century French word 'hygiénique', which traces back to the Greek 'hygieinos', meaning 'sound, healthy', derived from Hygieia, the Greek goddess of health. The term evolved to describe conditions and practices that promote health and prevent disease.

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