Japanese More information Kanji in this term ... Kanji in this term 躁 鬱 病 そうHyōgaiji うつGrade: S びょうGrade: 3 kan’on goon Close More information Alternative spelling ... Alternative spelling 躁うつ病 Close Etymology 躁鬱 (sōutsu, “manic depressive”) + 病 (byō, “disease”) Pronunciation (Tokyo) そーうつびょー [sòóútsúbyóó] (Heiban – [0])IPA(key): [so̞ːɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝbʲo̞ː] Noun 躁(そう)鬱(うつ)病(びょう) • (sōutsu byō) ←さううつびやう (sauutubyau)? Synonym of 双極性障害 (sōkyokusei shōgai, “manic depression; bipolar disorder”).Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.