処方箋

• 読み: しょほうせん
• ローマ字: shohousen
• 漢字の分解: 処 (sho) — deal with; 方 (hou) — method; 箋 (sen) — slip of paper, note
• 発音: /ɕo.hoː.seɴ/

意味

Prescription; a written order from a doctor for medicine.

A noun referring to the physical or digital document a doctor issues so a patient can obtain prescribed medication at a pharmacy. In Japan, most prescriptions are filled at external pharmacies (院外薬局) rather than hospital dispensaries. Also used figuratively to mean a remedy or solution for a problem.

例文

1. 処方箋を持って近くの薬局に行った。
2. 処方箋なしで買える薬もある。
3. 経済危機に対する処方箋はまだ見つかっていない。

使い方ガイド

場面: medical, pharmacy, figurative

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 処方 (shohou, prescription/method of treatment) + 箋 (sen, slip of paper/note). The character 箋 specifically refers to a thin strip or card used for writing, fitting the idea of a written medical order.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal