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Here are more useful vocabulary and expressions when you have health problems. There are two types of hospitals: "Iin (private hospitals)" and "sougou-byouin (general hospitals)". A doctor is "isha" and a nurse is "kangofu". Doctors are often called "sensei", the title also used for teachers and professors. In case of an emergency, call 119 for an ambulance (kyuukyuu-sha) or the fire department (shoubou-sho), 110 for the police station (keisatsu).
Hospital Departments
| naika 内科 |
internal medicine |
| geka 外科 |
surgery |
| shounika 小児科 |
pediatrics |
| sanfujinka 産婦人科 |
obstetrics and gynecology |
| seikeigeka 整形外科 |
orthopedics |
| hifuka 皮膚科 |
dermatology |
| hinyoukika 泌尿器科 |
urology |
| ganka 眼科 |
ophthalmology |
| jibika 耳鼻科 |
ear and nose department |
| shika 歯科 |
dentistry |
Types of Medicine
| kusuri 薬 |
medicine |
| itamidome 痛み止め |
painkillers |
| kazegusuri 風邪薬 |
cold cures |
| bitaminzai ビタミン剤 |
vitamins |
| sanzai 散剤 |
powders |
| jouzai 錠剤 |
tablets |
Common Phrases Used by a Doctor
| Dou shimashita ka. どうしましたか｡ |
What seems to be the problem? |
| Ushiro o muite kudasai. 後ろを向いてください｡ |
Turn around, please. |
| Soko ni yoko ni natte kudasai. そこに横になってください｡ |
Lie down there, please. |
| Aomuke ni natte kudasai. 仰向けになってください｡ |
Lie on your back, please. |
| Utsubuse ni natte kudasai. うつ伏せになってください｡ |
Lie face down, please. |
| Kuchi o ookiku akete kudasai. 口を大きく開けてください｡ |
Open your mouth wide, please. |
| Chuusha o uchimashou. 注射を打ちましょう｡ |
I will give you an injection. |
| Odaiji ni. お大事に｡ |
Take good care of yourself. |
How to Consult a Doctor
To ask the doctor if you are permitted to do something, the expression "~ mo ii desu ka (May I ~?)" is used. It is combined with the verb "te-form".
| Tabako o sutte mo ii desu ka. 煙草を吸ってもいいですか｡ |
Is it all right to smoke? |
| Osake o nonde mo ii desu ka. お酒を飲んでもいいですか｡ |
Is it all right to drink alcohol? |
There is no expression in Japanese like "Bless you" when somebody sneezes. In Japan, it is said that if you sneeze, someone is gossiping about you.
When the Japanese measure body temperature (taion), they put the thermometer in their armpit (waki), unlike some countries where people put it in their mouths.
Click here to learn how to describe pain.
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