Doctors and medicine
Core words, Stage 4chunk 54 of 79Health
Get help for an illness: medicine, doctors, tests and treatment.
- kusurimedicine; drugs
- oishasandoctor
- kensa(medical) test; examination; inspection
- chiryoumedical treatment
- haishadentist; the dentist's
Mix-ups Kensa is a medical test, not a school tesuto.
kusuri
medicine; drugs
You 'drink' medicine in Japanese, even pills: kusuri o nomu.
Kusuriya or yakkyoku = pharmacy. In crime talk it can mean illegal drugs.
kusuri nonde, hayaku neta hou ga ii yo.
Take some medicine and get to bed early.
薬飲んで、早く寝た方がいいよ。
kusuri o nonde, hayaku neta hou ga ii desu yo.
You should take some medicine and go to bed early.
薬を飲んで、早く寝た方がいいですよ。
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oishasan
doctor
The friendly everyday word; isha alone sounds blunt, and you address a doctor as sensei.
People often say byouin ni iku (go to the clinic) for 'see a doctor'.
ichido oishasan ni mite moratta hou ga ii yo.
You should get a doctor to take a look.
一度お医者さんに診てもらった方がいいよ。
ichido oishasan ni mite moratta hou ga ii desu yo.
You should have a doctor look at it.
一度お医者さんに診てもらった方がいいですよ。
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kensa
(medical) test; examination; inspection
Tests at a hospital, or checks on goods and bags; kensa o ukeru = have tests done.
Kensa no kekka = test results. A school test is tesuto, not kensa.
ashita, byouin de kensa ga aru n da.
I've got some tests at the hospital tomorrow.
明日、病院で検査があるんだ。
ashita, byouin de kensa o ukemasu.
I'm having some tests at the hospital tomorrow.
明日、病院で検査を受けます。
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chiryou
medical treatment
Ongoing care for an illness or injury, including dental work.
Chiryou o ukeru = get treatment. Naoru (to heal) is the result you hope for.
ima, ha no chiryou ni kayotteru.
I'm going in regularly for dental work right now.
今、歯の治療に通ってる。
ima, ha no chiryou ni kayotte imasu.
I'm getting dental treatment at the moment.
今、歯の治療に通っています。
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haisha
dentist; the dentist's
Means both the person and the clinic: haisha ni iku = go to the dentist.
Haisha-san is the softer, everyday form.
ha ga itai kara, ashita haisha ni iku n da.
My tooth hurts, so I'm going to the dentist tomorrow.
歯が痛いから、明日歯医者に行くんだ。
ha ga itai node, ashita haisha ni ikimasu.
I have a toothache, so I'm going to the dentist tomorrow.
歯が痛いので、明日歯医者に行きます。
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