{"id":106405,"date":"2023-09-11T16:45:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T20:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/japanese-medical-terms\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T13:19:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:19:52","slug":"japanese-medical-terms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/japanese\/japanese-medical-terms\/","title":{"rendered":"125 Japanese Medical Terms You Should Know [Audio Included]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you find yourself residing in Japan or just visiting the country, having a grasp of medical terminology is invaluable. While we all hope for good health, the unexpected can happen, and you never know when you’ll need to see a medical professional or discuss an ailment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Furthermore, health-related topics frequently arise in everyday conversations. Let’s go over 125 Japanese medical terms for body parts, physical and mental ailments, treatments and more.<\/p>\n

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The Body \u2014 \u4f53 (\u304b\u3089\u3060)<\/h2>\n

\"Important-organs-in-human-body\"<\/p>\n

These body parts in Japanese<\/a> will come in handy when talking about medical issues, and about the body in general.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Japanese<\/th>English <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u8db3\u9996 (\u3042\u3057\u304f\u3073) <\/a>\n <\/td>ankle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8155 (\u3046\u3067) <\/a>\n <\/td>arm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u80cc\u4e2d (\u305b\u306a\u304b) <\/a>\n <\/td>back<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8840\u6db2 (\u3051\u3064\u3048\u304d) <\/a>\n <\/td>blood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u9aa8 (\u307b\u306d) <\/a>\n <\/td>bone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u982c (\u307b\u304a) <\/a>\n <\/td>cheek(s)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8033 (\u307f\u307f) <\/a>\n <\/td>ear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u76ee (\u3081) <\/a>\n <\/td>eye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8db3 (\u3042\u3057) <\/a>\n <\/td>foot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u984d (\u3072\u305f\u3044), \u304a\u3067\u3053 <\/a>\n <\/td>forehead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6b6f\u830e (\u306f\u3050\u304d), \u6b6f\u8089 (\u3057\u306b\u304f) <\/a>\n <\/td>gums<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u624b (\u3066) <\/a>\n <\/td>hand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u982d(\u3042\u305f\u307e) <\/a>\n <\/td>head<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5fc3\u81d3 (\u3057\u3093\u305e\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>heart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5c3b (\u3057\u308a) <\/a>\n <\/td>hip<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u81d3\u5668 (\u305e\u3046\u304d) <\/a>\n <\/td>(internal) organ(s)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8178 (\u3061\u3087\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>intestine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u819d (\u3072\u3056) <\/a>\n <\/td>knee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u811a (\u3042\u3057) <\/a>\n <\/td>leg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u809d (\u304d\u3082), \u809d\u81d3 (\u304b\u3093\u305e\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>liver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8170 (\u3053\u3057) <\/a>\n <\/td>lower back, lumbar spine, waist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u80ba (\u306f\u3044) <\/a>\n <\/td>lung(s)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u53e3 (\u304f\u3061) <\/a>\n <\/td>mouth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u7b4b\u8089 (\u304d\u3093\u306b\u304f) <\/a>\n <\/td>muscle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u9996 (\u304f\u3073) <\/a>\n <\/td>neck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u9f3b (\u306f\u306a) <\/a>\n <\/td>nose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u80a9 (\u304b\u305f) <\/a>\n <\/td>shoulder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u76ae\u819a (\u3072\u3075) <\/a>\n <\/td>skin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u80c3 (\u3044) <\/a>\n <\/td>stomach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u3053\u3081\u304b\u307f <\/a>\n <\/td>temple<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8171 (\u3051\u3093) <\/a>\n <\/td>tendon(s)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5589 (\u306e\u3069), \u54bd\u5589 (\u3044\u3093\u3053\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>throat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6b6f (\u306f) <\/a>\n <\/td>tooth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u30ea\u30f3\u30b4\u3092\u304b\u3058\u3063\u305f\u3089\u3001\u6b6f\u830e\u304b\u3089\u8840\u304c\u51fa\u305f\uff01<\/p>\n

(\u308a\u3093\u3054\u3092\u304b\u3058\u3063\u305f\u3089\u3001\u306f\u3050\u304d\u304b\u3089 \u3061\u304c \u3067\u305f\uff01)<\/p>\n

“When I bit into an apple, my gums bled!”<\/p>\n

Physical Ailments \u2014 \u4f53\u306e\u75c5\u6c17 (\u304b\u3089\u3060\u306e \u3073\u3087\u3046\u304d)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"little-girl-with-fever\"<\/p>\n

No one wants to deal with physical ailments, but they inevitably arise. Here are some Japanese terms so you’ll know how to talk about them when they do.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Japanese<\/th>English <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u30a2\u30ec\u30eb\u30ae\u30fc (\u3042\u308c\u308b\u304e\u30fc) <\/a>\n <\/td>allergy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u7d30\u83cc (\u3055\u3044\u304d\u3093) <\/a>\n <\/td>bacteria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u764c (\u304c\u3093) <\/a>\n <\/td>cancer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u54b3 (\u305b\u304d) <\/a>\n <\/td>coughing, a cough<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4e2d\u8033\u708e (\u3061\u3085\u3046\u3058\u3048\u3093) <\/a>\n <\/td>ear infection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u71b1 (\u306d\u3064) <\/a>\n <\/td>fever, heat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u982d\u75db (\u305a\u3064\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>headache<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u611f\u67d3 (\u304b\u3093\u305b\u3093) <\/a>\n <\/td>infection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u708e\u75c7 (\u3048\u3093\u3057\u3087\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>inflammation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u9ebb\u75fa (\u307e\u3072), \u3057\u3073\u308c <\/a>\n <\/td>numbness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u75db\u307f (\u3044\u305f\u307f) <\/a>\n <\/td>pain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u75f0 (\u305f\u3093) <\/a>\n <\/td>phlegm, mucus, snot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u80ba\u708e (\u306f\u3044\u3048\u3093) <\/a>\n <\/td>pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs due to fluid)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u810a\u690e\u5074\u6e7e\u75c7 (\u305b\u304d\u3064\u3044 \u305d\u304f\u308f\u3093\u3057\u3087\u3046), \u5074\u6e7e\u75c7 (\u305d\u304f\u308f\u3093\u3057\u3087\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>scoliosis (abnormal twisting or bending of the spine)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5589\u306e\u75db\u307f (\u306e\u3069\u306e\u3044\u305f\u307f) <\/a>\n <\/td>sore throat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u637b\u632b (\u306d\u3093\u3056) <\/a>\n <\/td>sprain, torn ligament <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u637b\u632b\u3057\u305f\u8db3\u9996 (\u306d\u3093\u3056\u3057\u305f\u3042\u3057\u304f\u3073) <\/a>\n <\/td>a sprained ankle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u816b\u308c (\u306f\u308c) <\/a>\n <\/td>swelling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u75c7\u72b6 (\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3058\u3087\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>symptom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8171\u9798\u708e (\u3051\u3093\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3048\u3093),\u00a0\u8171\u708e (\u3051\u3093\u3048\u3093), \u8171\u306e\u708e\u75c7 (\u3051\u3093\u306e\u3048\u3093\u3057\u3087\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>tendonitis (inflammation of the tendon)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u30a6\u30a4\u30eb\u30b9 (\u3046\u3044\u308b\u3059) <\/a>\n <\/td>virus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u5f7c\u306f\u98a8\u90aa\u306b\u611f\u67d3\u3057\u3001\u54b3\u3068\u71b1\u306e\u75c7\u72b6\u304c\u51fa\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n
(\u304b\u308c\u306f\u304b\u305c\u306b\u304b\u3093\u305b\u3093\u3057\u3001\u305b\u304d\u3068\u306d\u3064\u306e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3058\u3087\u3046\u304c\u3067\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002)<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n
“He has been infected with a cold, and he is experiencing symptoms of coughing and fever.”<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Mental Ailments \u2014 \u7cbe\u795e\u75c5 (\u305b\u3044\u3057\u3093\u3073\u3087\u3046)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"young-depressed-woman\"<\/p>\n

Mental ailments are common and require specialized attention. In order to get the necessary help for ourselves or a loved one, we need to know how to talk about them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Japanese<\/th>English <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u4e2d\u6bd2 (\u3061\u3085\u3046\u3069\u304f) <\/a>\n <\/td>addiction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u30a2\u30eb\u30b3\u30fc\u30eb\u4f9d\u5b58\u75c7 (\u3042\u308b\u3053\u30fc\u308b \u3044\u305e\u3093\u3057\u3087\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>alcoholism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6442\u98df\u969c\u5bb3 (\u305b\u3063\u3057\u3087\u304f\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304c\u3044) <\/a>\n <\/td>anorexia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4e0d\u5b89\u75c7 (\u3075\u3042\u3093\u3057\u3087\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>anxiety<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6ce8\u610f\u6b20\u9665\u30fb\u591a\u52d5\u6027\u969c\u5bb3 (\u3061\u3085\u3046\u3044\u3051\u3063\u304b\u3093\u30fb\u305f\u3069\u3046\u305b\u3044\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304c\u3044) <\/a>\n <\/td>attention-deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u81ea\u9589\u75c7 (\u3058\u3078\u3044\u3057\u3087\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>autism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u3084\u3051\u98df\u3044 (\u3084\u3051\u3050\u3044) <\/a>\n <\/td>binge eating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u53cc\u6975\u6027\u969c\u5bb3 (\u305d\u3046\u304d\u3087\u304f\u305b\u3044\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304c\u3044) <\/a>\n <\/td>bipolar disorder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4f9d\u5b58\u75c7 (\u3044\u305e\u3093\u3057\u3087\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>dependency<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u3046\u3064\u75c5 (\u3046\u3064\u3073\u3087\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>depression<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u969c\u5bb3 (\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304c\u3044) <\/a>\n <\/td>disorder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6442\u98df\u969c\u5bb3 (\u305b\u3063\u3057\u3087\u304f \u3057\u3087\u3046\u304c\u3044) <\/a>\n <\/td>eating disorder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5f37\u8feb\u6027\u969c\u5bb3 (\u304d\u3087\u3046\u306f\u304f\u305b\u3044\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304c\u3044) <\/a>\n <\/td>obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u521b\u50b7\u5f8c\u30b9\u30c8\u30ec\u30b9\u969c\u5bb3 (\u305d\u3046\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3054\u3059\u3068\u308c\u3059\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304c\u3044) <\/a>\n <\/td>post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u7cbe\u795e\u969c\u5bb3 (\u305b\u3044\u3057\u3093 \u3057\u3087\u3046\u304c\u3044) <\/a>\n <\/td>psychiatric disorder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u7d71\u5408\u5931\u8abf\u75c7 (\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3046\u3057\u3064\u3061\u3087\u3046\u3057\u3087\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>schizophrenia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u30b9\u30c8\u30ec\u30b9(\u3059\u3068\u308c\u3059) <\/a>\n <\/td>stress<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u3046\u3064\u75c5\u3068\u4e0d\u5b89\u75c7\u306b\u82e6\u3057\u3093\u3067\u304a\u308a\u3001\u7cbe\u795e\u969c\u5bb3\u306e\u6cbb\u7642\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n

(\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\u306f \u3046\u3064\u3073\u3087\u3046\u3068 \u3075\u3042\u3093\u3057\u3087\u3046\u306b \u304f\u308b\u3057\u3093\u3067\u304a\u308a\u3001\u305b\u3044\u3057\u3093\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304c\u3044\u306e \u3061\u308a\u3087\u3046\u3092 \u3046\u3051\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002)<\/p>\n

“She’s suffering from depression and anxiety and is receiving treatment for her psychiatric disorders.”<\/p>\n

Treatment \u2014 \u6cbb\u7642 (\u3061\u308a\u3087\u3046)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"giving-anesthia-to-woman-in-operating-room\"<\/p>\n

These terms for medical treatments in Japanese will certainly come in handy if you ever have to visit a hospital in Japan. They’ll also boost your understanding when watching medical dramas in Japanese<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Japanese<\/th>English <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u9ebb\u9154 (\u307e\u3059\u3044) <\/a>\n <\/td>anesthesia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6297\u751f\u7269\u8cea (\u3053\u3046\u305b\u3044\u3076\u3063\u3057\u3064) <\/a>\n <\/td>antibiotics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5305\u5e2f (\u307b\u3046\u305f\u3044) <\/a>\n <\/td>bandage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6b6f\u79d1 (\u3057\u304b) <\/a>\n <\/td>dental<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8a3a\u65ad (\u3057\u3093\u3060\u3093) <\/a>\n <\/td>diagnosis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u533b\u8005 (\u3044\u3057\u3083) <\/a>\n <\/td>doctor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u7dca\u6025 (\u304d\u3093\u304d\u3085\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>emergency<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u691c\u67fb (\u3051\u3093\u3055) <\/a>\n <\/td>examination<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u75c5\u9662 (\u3073\u3087\u3046\u3044\u3093) <\/a>\n <\/td>hospital<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u514d\u75ab (\u3081\u3093\u3048\u304d) <\/a>\n <\/td>immunity <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6ce8\u5c04 (\u3061\u3085\u3046\u3057\u3083) <\/a>\n <\/td>injection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5a66\u4eba\u79d1 (\u3075\u3058\u3093\u304b) <\/a>\n <\/td>gynecology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u85ac (\u304f\u3059\u308a) <\/a>\n <\/td>medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u770b\u8b77\u5e2b (\u304b\u3093\u3054\u3057) <\/a>\n <\/td>nurse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u816b\u760d\u5b66 (\u3057\u3085\u3088\u3046\u304c\u304f) <\/a>\n <\/td>oncology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8033\u9f3b\u54bd\u5589\u79d1 (\u3058\u3073\u3044\u3093\u3053\u3046\u304b), \u8033\u9f3b\u79d1 (\u3058\u3073\u304b) <\/a>\n <\/td>otolaryngology (medicine of the ears, nose and throat)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u75db\u307f\u6b62\u3081 (\u3044\u305f\u307f\u3069\u3081) <\/a>\n <\/td>painkiller<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u60a3\u8005 (\u304b\u3093\u3058\u3083) <\/a>\n <\/td>patient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u85ac\u5c40 (\u3084\u3063\u304d\u3087\u304f) <\/a>\n <\/td>pharmacy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u9320 (\u3058\u3087\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>pill, counter for number of pills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u51e6\u65b9\u7b8b (\u3057\u3087\u307b\u3046\u305b\u3093) <\/a>\n <\/td>prescription<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5411\u7cbe\u795e\u85ac (\u3053\u3046\u305b\u3044\u3057\u3093\u3084\u304f) <\/a>\n <\/td>psychotropic drug (medicine for psychiatric disorders)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u653e\u5c04\u7dda\u5b66 (\u307b\u3046\u3057\u3083\u305b\u3093\u304c\u304f) <\/a>\n <\/td>radiology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u56de\u5fa9 (\u304b\u3044\u3075\u304f) <\/a>\n <\/td>recovery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5916\u79d1 (\u3052\u304b) <\/a>\n <\/td>surgery (department)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u624b\u8853 (\u3057\u3085\u3058\u3085\u3064) <\/a>\n <\/td>surgery (operation)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u7642\u6cd5 (\u308a\u3087\u3046\u307b\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>therapy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6cbb\u7642 (\u3061\u308a\u3087\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>treatment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u30ec\u30f3\u30c8\u30b2\u30f3 (\u308c\u3093\u3068\u3052\u3093) <\/a>\n <\/td>x-ray<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u533b\u8005\u306f\u60a3\u8005\u306b\u9ebb\u9154\u3092\u4f7f\u3063\u3066\u624b\u8853\u3092\u884c\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n
(\u3044\u3057\u3083\u306f \u304b\u3093\u3058\u3083\u306b \u307e\u3059\u3044\u3092 \u3064\u304b\u3063\u3066 \u3057\u3085\u3058\u3085\u3064\u3092 \u304a\u3053\u306a\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002)<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n
“The doctor used anesthesia on the patient and performed surgery.”\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Medical Verbs \u2014 \u533b\u7642\u52d5\u8a5e (\u3044\u308a\u3087\u3046\u3069\u3046\u3057)<\/h2>\n

\"mother-giving-child-medicine\"<\/p>\n

Japanese verbs<\/a> related to health and medical treatment are good to know so you can communicate clearly and understand the doctor’s instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Japanese<\/th>English <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u9ebb\u75fa\u3059\u308b (\u307e\u3072\u3059\u308b), \u3057\u3073\u308c\u308b <\/a>\n <\/td>to be paralyzed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u51fa\u8840\u3059\u308b (\u3057\u3085\u3063\u3051\u3064\u3059\u308b) <\/a>\n <\/td>to bleed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u565b\u3080 (\u304b\u3080) <\/a>\n <\/td>to chew<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6cbb\u3059 (\u306a\u304a\u3059) <\/a>\n <\/td>to fix, cure, heal someone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u75db\u3044 (\u3044\u305f\u3044), \u75db\u3080 (\u3044\u305f\u3080) <\/a>\n <\/td>to hurt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u624b\u8853\u3059\u308b (\u3057\u3085\u3058\u3085\u3064\u3059\u308b) <\/a>\n <\/td>to perform surgery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u51e6\u65b9\u3059\u308b (\u3057\u3087\u307b\u3046\u3059\u308b) <\/a>\n <\/td>to prescribe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6cbb\u308b (\u306a\u304a\u308b) <\/a>\n <\/td>to recover<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u518d\u767a\u3059\u308b (\u3055\u3044\u306f\u3064\u3059\u308b) <\/a>\n \u00a0<\/td>to relapse, the disease returns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u565b\u307e\u305a\u98f2\u3080 (\u304b\u307e\u305a \u306e\u3080), \u565b\u307e\u306a\u3044\u3067\u98f2\u3080 (\u304b\u307e\u306a\u3044\u3067 \u306e\u3080) <\/a>\n <\/td>to swallow whole<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u816b\u308c\u308b (\u306f\u308c\u308b) <\/a>\n <\/td>to swell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u85ac\u3092\u98f2\u3080 (\u304f\u3059\u308a\u3092\u306e\u3080) <\/a>\n <\/td>to take medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6cbb\u7642\u3059\u308b (\u3061\u308a\u3087\u3046\u3059\u308b) <\/a>\n <\/td>to treat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u637b\u632b\u3059\u308b(\u306d\u3093\u3056\u3059\u308b) <\/a>\n <\/td>to twist\/sprain\/tear a ligament<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8a3a\u5bdf\u3059\u308b (\u3057\u3093\u3055\u3064\u3059\u308b) <\/a>\n <\/td>to examine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u8db3\u3092\u637b\u632b\u3057\u3066\u3001\u4eca\u306f\u816b\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3001\u85ac\u3092\u98f2\u3093\u3067\u75db\u307f\u304c\u548c\u3089\u3050\u306e\u3092\u5f85\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002 <\/p>\n

(\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\u306f \u3042\u3057\u3092 \u306d\u3093\u3056\u3057\u3066\u3001\u3044\u307e\u306f \u306f\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3001\u304f\u3059\u308a\u3092\u306e\u3093\u3067 \u3044\u305f\u307f\u304c\u3084\u308f\u3089\u3050\u306e\u3092 \u307e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002)<\/p>\n

“She twisted her ankle, and it’s swollen now, so she’s waiting for the pain to heal by taking medicine.”<\/p>\n

Other Useful Vocabulary \u2014 \u4ed6\u306e\u5f79\u7acb\u3064\u8a9e\u5f59 (\u307b\u304b\u306e \u3084\u304f\u3060\u3064 \u3054\u3044)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"health-insurance-claim-form\"<\/p>\n

Here are some more terms in Japanese related to health and medicine that you may find useful in your travels or daily life.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Japanese<\/th>English <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u6025\u6027 (\u304d\u3085\u3046\u305b\u3044), \u6025\u6027\u7684\u306a (\u304d\u3085\u3046\u305b\u3044\u3066\u304d\u306a) <\/a>\n <\/td>acute (immediate, temporary)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u98df\u5f8c (\u3057\u3087\u304f\u3054) <\/a>\n <\/td>after a meal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u98df\u524d (\u3057\u3087\u304f\u305c\u3093) <\/a>\n <\/td>before a meal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6162\u6027 (\u307e\u3093\u305b\u3044),\u00a0\u6162\u6027\u7684\u306a (\u307e\u3093\u305b\u3044\u3066\u304d\u306a) <\/a>\n <\/td>chronic (everlasting, recurring)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5148\u5929\u6027 (\u305b\u3093\u3066\u3093\u305b\u3044), \u5148\u5929\u7684\u306a (\u305b\u3093\u3066\u3093\u3066\u304d\u306a) <\/a>\n <\/td>congenital (from birth)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5065\u5eb7\u4fdd\u967a (\u3051\u3093\u3053\u3046 \u307b\u3051\u3093) <\/a>\n <\/td>health insurance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4e00\u65e5\u4f55\u56de \uff5e\u3057\u305f\u3089\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f (\u3044\u3061\u306b\u3061 \u306a\u3093\u304b\u3044\uff5e\u3057\u305f\u3089 \u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f) <\/a>\n <\/td>How many times a day should I...?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u7fa9\uff5e (\u304e\uff5e) <\/a>\n <\/td>prosthesis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u518d\u767a (\u3055\u3044\u306f\u3064) <\/a>\n <\/td>relapse <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u526f\u4f5c\u7528 (\u3075\u304f\u3055\u3088\u3046) <\/a>\n <\/td>side effect<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u79c1\u306b\u306f\u3001\u6162\u6027\u7684\u306a\u4e2d\u8033\u708e\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u98a8\u90aa\u3092\u5f15\u304f\u3068\u3001\u3044\u3064\u3082\u4e2d\u8033\u708e\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n

(\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u306f\u3001\u307e\u3093\u305b\u3044\u3066\u304d\u306a \u3061\u3085\u3046\u3058\u3048\u3093\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u304b\u305c\u3092\u3072\u304f\u3068\u3001\u3061\u3085\u3046\u3058\u3048\u3093\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002)<\/p>\n

“I have chronic ear infections. Whenever I get a cold, I also get an ear infection.”<\/p>\n

How to Learn Medical Terms in Japanese<\/h2>\n

Besides bookmarking this page and coming back to it at study time, here are some more ways to learn Japanese medical terms:<\/p>\n