病棟

• 読み: びょうとう
• ローマ字: byoutou
• 漢字の分解: 病 (byou) — illness, sick; 棟 (tou) — building, wing, ridge
• 発音: /bʲoː.toː/

意味

Hospital ward; a section of a hospital where patients stay for treatment.

A noun referring to a building or floor within a hospital dedicated to inpatient care. Japanese hospitals are typically organised into numbered or named 病棟, each specialising in a particular area (e.g., 外科病棟, surgical ward; 小児病棟, paediatric ward). Common in hospital announcements, visiting instructions, and medical dramas.

例文

1. 祖父は3階の病棟に入院している。
2. この病棟は面会時間が決まっています。
3. 新しい病棟が来年完成する予定だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: hospitals, medical, visiting

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 病 (byou, illness/sick) + 棟 (tou, building/wing). Literally 'illness building' — the part of a hospital where patients reside.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal