Japanese Medical Vocabulary for Healthcare Settings

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Learning the essential medical vocabulary in Japanese can greatly enhance communication between healthcare professionals and patients in a medical setting. Whether youโ€™re a medical practitioner looking to serve Japanese-speaking patients, or you’re studying the language for personal reasons, becoming familiar with these medical terms can be very valuable.

ๅŒป่€… (ใ„ใ—ใ‚ƒ)
Definition: Doctor
ใ“ใฎ็—…้™ขใซใฏ็ตŒ้จ“่ฑŠๅฏŒใชๅŒป่€…ใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

็œ‹่ญทๅธซ (ใ‹ใ‚“ใ”ใ—)
Definition: Nurse
็œ‹่ญทๅธซใฏๆ‚ฃ่€…ใฎใŠไธ–่ฉฑใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

่–ฌ (ใใ™ใ‚Š)
Definition: Medicine
ๅฝผใฏๆฏŽๆ—ฅ่–ฌใ‚’้ฃฒใ‚€ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

่จบๅฏŸ (ใ—ใ‚“ใ•ใค)
Definition: Medical examination
ๅŒป่€…ใฏๆ‚ฃ่€…ใฎ่จบๅฏŸใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ€‚

ๅ‡ฆๆ–น็ฎ‹ (ใ—ใ‚‡ใปใ†ใ›ใ‚“)
Definition: Prescription
ใ“ใฎๅ‡ฆๆ–น็ฎ‹ใ‚’่–ฌๅฑ€ใซๆŒใฃใฆ่กŒใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚

ๆณจๅฐ„ (ใกใ‚…ใ†ใ—ใ‚ƒ)
Definition: Injection
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏใ‚คใƒณใƒ•ใƒซใ‚จใƒณใ‚ถใฎไบˆ้˜ฒๆณจๅฐ„ใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ๆ‰‹่ก“ (ใ—ใ‚…ใ˜ใ‚…ใค)
Definition: Surgery
ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใ€่†ใฎๆ‰‹่ก“ใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใพใ™ใ€‚

ๆ•‘ๆ€ฅ่ปŠ (ใใ‚…ใ†ใใ‚…ใ†ใ—ใ‚ƒ)
Definition: Ambulance
ไบค้€šไบ‹ๆ•…ใงๆ•‘ๆ€ฅ่ปŠใŒๅ‘ผใฐใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚

็—‡็Šถ (ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†)
Definition: Symptoms
ๅŒป่€…ใฏๅฝผใฎ็—‡็Šถใ‚’่ฉณใ—ใ่žใ„ใŸใ€‚

่จบๆ–ญ (ใ—ใ‚“ใ ใ‚“)
Definition: Diagnosis
ๅŒป่€…ใฏๅฝผใซ็ณ–ๅฐฟ็—…ใจ่จบๆ–ญใ—ใŸใ€‚

ๆฒป็™‚ (ใกใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†)
Definition: Treatment
ใใฎๆฒป็™‚ใฏๆ•ฐใƒถๆœˆ็ถšใใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

ๆ‚ฃ่€… (ใ‹ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚ƒ)
Definition: Patient
ๆ‚ฃ่€…ใฏๆ˜Žๆ—ฅ้€€้™ขใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

ๅ›žๅพฉ (ใ‹ใ„ใตใ)
Definition: Recovery
ๅฝผใฏๆ‰‹่ก“ๅพŒใ€ใ™ใฐใ‚„ใๅ›žๅพฉใ—ใŸใ€‚

ๅฅๅบท (ใ‘ใ‚“ใ“ใ†)
Definition: Health
ๅฅๅบทใŒไธ€็•ชๅคงๅˆ‡ใงใ™ใ€‚

่ก€ๅœง (ใ‘ใคใ‚ใค)
Definition: Blood pressure
ๅฝผๅฅณใฎ่ก€ๅœงใฏๅฐ‘ใ—้ซ˜ใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚

่„ˆ (ใฟใ‚ƒใ)
Definition: Pulse
็œ‹่ญทๅธซใฏๅฝผใฎ่„ˆใ‚’ๆธฌใฃใŸใ€‚

็ทŠๆ€ฅ (ใใ‚“ใใ‚…ใ†)
Definition: Emergency
ใ“ใฎ็Šถๆณใฏ็ทŠๆ€ฅใฎๆณจๆ„ใ‚’ๅฟ…่ฆใจใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

ไบˆ้˜ฒ (ใ‚ˆใผใ†)
Definition: Prevention
ๅฅๅบทใช็”Ÿๆดปใฏ็—…ๆฐ—ใฎไบˆ้˜ฒใซๅฝน็ซ‹ใกใพใ™ใ€‚

ใƒฏใ‚ฏใƒใƒณ (ใ‚ใใกใ‚“)
Definition: Vaccine
ใ‚คใƒณใƒ•ใƒซใ‚จใƒณใ‚ถใฎใƒฏใ‚ฏใƒใƒณใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใพใ—ใŸใ‹๏ผŸ

Mastering these words will allow for better communication within healthcare settings and pave the way for a deeper understanding of medical-related conversations in Japanese. The combination of learning vocabulary and actual practice in speaking with native Japanese speakers is the key to fluency, especially in specialized fields such as medicine. Always remember that language mastery is not only about theoretical knowledge but also practical application in real-life situations.

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