Japanese Vocabulary for Medical Instruments
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Japanese Vocabulary for Medical Instruments
Here is a set of Japanese vocabulary for medical instruments. If you are studying medicine, nursing… the medical vocabulary really matters: it makes it far easier to look things up and to use them.
1. 救急用品 (きゅうきゅうようひん) – kyuukyuu youhin: first aid supplies, emergency medical equipment
2. 絆創膏 (ばんそうこう) – bansoukou: sticking plaster, wound dressing
3. 包帯(ほうたい) – houtai: bandage, the cloth wrapped around a wound
4. ギプス – gipusu: plaster cast. The word comes from the English "gips".
5. 注射器 (ちゅうしゃき) – chuushaki: syringe. 注射 (ちゅうしゃ) means injection; 器(き) means instrument.
6. 聴診器 (ちょうしんき) – choushinki: stethoscope. 聴診 choushin means diagnosis by listening.
7. 担架 (たんか) – tanka: stretcher, for carrying the injured
8. 松葉杖 (まつばづえ) – matsubadzue: crutches. 松葉杖をついて歩く means to walk on crutches.
9. 車椅子 (くるまいす) – kurumaisu: wheelchair
10. 体温計 (たいおんけい) – taionkei: thermometer (for body temperature). 体温 means body temperature; 計 means to measure, a measuring instrument.
11. カプセル (かぷせる) – kapuseru: capsule medicine. The word comes from the German Kapsel, close to the English capsule.
12. 錠剤 (じょうざい) – jouzai: tablet
| STT | Kanji | Hiragana / Katakana | Meaning |
| 1 | 絆創膏 | バンドエイド/ばんそうこう | sticking plaster |
| 2 | 包帯 | ほうたい | bandage |
| 3 | 三角巾 | さんかくきん | triangular bandage |
| 4 | 救急用品 | きゅうきゅう ようひん | first aid supplies |
| 5 | ギプス | plaster cast | |
| 6 | 車椅子 | くるまいす | wheelchair |
| 7 | 毒 | どく | poison |
| 8 | 担架 | たんか | Cáng |
| 9 | 錠剤 | しんき | tablet |
| 10 | カプセル | capsule shell | |
| 11 | 飲み薬/ 内服薬 | のみぐすり/ ないふくやく | oral medicine |
| 12 | 松葉杖 | まつばづえ | Nạng |
| 13 | 杖 | つえ | walking stick |
| 14 | 救急車 | きゅうきゅうしゃ | ambulance |
| 15 | 注射器 | ちゅうしゃ き | syringe |
| 16 | 聴診器 | ちょうしん き | stethoscope |
| 17 | 外科医 | げかい | Bác sĩ ngoại khoa |
| 18 | 看護婦 | かんごふ | nurse (female) |
| 19 | 医者 | いしゃ | Bác sĩ |
| 20 | レントゲン/エックスせん | X-quang | |
| 21 | 体重計 | たいじゅうけい | weighing scales |
| 22 | ＣＴスキャン | CT scan | |
| 23 | 氷のう | ひょうのう | ice pack for bringing down a fever |
| 24 | ガーゼ | gauze (for dressing a wound) | |
| 25 | 救急箱 | きゅうきゅうばこ | first aid box |
| 26 | 手術帽 | しゅじゅつぼう | surgical cap |
| 27 | 体温計 | たいおんけい | thermometer |
| 28 | 歯列矯正器具 | しれつきょうせいきぐ | dental braces |
| 29 | 補聴器 | ほちょうき | hearing aid |
| 30 | 錠剤 | じょうざい | pill |
| 31 | のど飴 | のどあめ | lozenge |
Good luck with your studies.
See also:
Japanese-Vietnamese Medical Handbook
Japanese Vocabulary for the Medical Field