診察

• 読み: しんさつ
• ローマ字: shinsatsu
• 漢字の分解: 診 (shin) — examine, diagnose; 察 (satsu) — observe, inspect
• 発音: /ɕin.sa.tsɯ/

意味

Medical examination; checkup; consultation. The act of a doctor examining a patient.

A suru-verb (診察する) used when a doctor sees and examines a patient. Distinct from 検査 (laboratory tests) and 健康診断 (health screening). Commonly used at clinics and hospitals, often in the phrase 診察を受ける (to receive a medical examination).

例文

1. 午前中に病院で診察を受けた。
2. 先生の診察は丁寧でとても安心した。
3. 予約なしでも診察してもらえますか。

使い方ガイド

場面: hospitals, clinics, health

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 診 (shin, to examine/diagnose) and 察 (satsu, to observe/inspect). Together they describe the careful observation involved in a medical examination.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal