Kanji

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.

打診 だしん
交渉の前に、担当者は相手の意向を打診した。

Before the negotiation, the person in charge sounded out the other side's intentions.

診てもらう みてもらう
熱が下がらないので、午後に医者に診てもらう。

Because my fever will not go down, I will have a doctor examine me this afternoon.

診療所 しんりょうしょ
風邪が治らず、近くの診療所で薬をもらった。

My cold would not get better, so I received medicine at a nearby clinic.

医道 いどう
彼は医道を志し、離島の診療所で経験を積んだ。

He aspired to the path of medicine and gained experience at a clinic on a remote island.

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

a preliminary inquiry to gauge someone's intentions; medical percussion

診てもらう

みてもらう

to have a doctor examine someone; to get checked

診療所

しんりょうしょ

clinic; small medical office

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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