Kanji

診

診

checkup, seeing, diagnose, examine

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

言部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

みる

Nanori (Name Reading)

み, みる

Common Readings

シン, み…る

Example sentences

診察 しんさつ
医師 は 丁寧に 患者 の 診察 を 行った 。

The doctor carefully performed the medical examination of the patient.

外来 がいらい
彼 は 毎週 、 外来 で 診察 を 受けている 。

He receives medical examinations as an outpatient every week.

診る みる
医者 に 診て もらう こと に した 。

I decided to have a doctor examine me.

お医者さん おいしゃさん
お医者さん に 診てもらった ほう が いい です よ 。

You should have a doctor look at it.

診断 しんだん
医師 は 彼 に 風邪 と 診断 を 下した 。

The doctor diagnosed him with a cold.

尿 にょう
健康 診断 で 尿 検査 を 受けた 。

I had a urine test at my health checkup.

診療 しんりょう
午後 の 診療 は 二時 から 始まります 。

Afternoon consultations start at 2 PM.

健康診断 けんこうしんだん
会社 で 年 に 一度 の 健康診断 を 受ける こと に なっている 。

It is decided that we take an annual health checkup at the company.

血液 けつえき
健康診断 の 結果 、 血液 に 異常 は 見つからなかった 。

As a result of the health checkup, no abnormalities were found in the blood.

Example Vocabulary

診察

しんさつ

medical examination

診る

みる

to examine (medically); to diagnose

診断

しんだん

diagnosis; medical check; assessment

打診

だしん

診てもらう

みてもらう

診療所

しんりょうしょ

診察室

しんさつしつ

診療

しんりょう

medical examination and treatment; diagnosis

健康診断

けんこうしんだん

health checkup; physical examination

検診

けんしん

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