VocabJLPT N1
pneumonia
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. pneumonia
  2. 2. Pneumonia
This is the medical term for pneumonia, an infection that causes inflammation in the lungs. It frequently appears in health news and medical contexts, and can range in severity from mild to life-threatening.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

An auto-reply came back saying, "I am currently hospitalized with pneumonia."

Sentence 2

I informed everyone that the schedule change was due to recovering from pneumonia.

Sentence 3

Getting pneumonia from just one careless night — that's no joke!

Sentence 4

Is it true pneumonia is going to be going around this winter?

Sentence 5

Even if work is piling up, you need to take time off for pneumonia!