Group 1 - Healthcare

Curriculum: Japanese Language Study
Published: 2021-09-26 by Charlie Samra

 

1 kai-yo-sei-dai-cho-en ulcerative colitis kai-yo-sei-dai-cho-en  
2 zen-soku asthma zen-soku  
3 yamai illness yamai kare wa bunji no yamai ni kakatteiru.  He contracted an incurable disease.

4

kansen

kansen suru

infection

infect

saikin kansen - bacterial infection

Uirusu kansen - viral infection

 

computer ga uirusu ni kansen shita you desu.  It seems that the computer was infected by a virus.
5 zen-ritsu-sen-hi-daisho enlarged prostate    
6 ken-moku-ryu bunion    
7 ketsu-eki blood   byoin de kensa no ketsu-eki o saiketsu shita.  They took a blood sample at the hospital. 
8 ketsu-atsu blood pressure   jibun de ketsu-atsu o hakarimashita.  I took (measured) my own blood pressure.
9 miyaku pulse   watashi no miyaku ga hayai n da.  My pulse is fast.
10 shinzo-hossa heart attack   kanajo wa shinzo-hossa oko-shimashita. She had a heart attack.


Vocabulary
Flash Card Drill

infection     感染(かんせん)
  • According to the Imperial Household Agency, the Empress monitors the spread of coronavirus infections at home and abroad daily.  
  • 宮内庁によると、皇后様は国内外のコロナウイルス感染の拡大を毎日チェックしています。
  • The doctor gave him an antibiotic to fight the infection.  
  • 医者は彼に感染と戦うために抗生物質を与えました。
asthma     喘息(ぜんそく)
  • Asthma can't be cured, but its symptoms can be controlled.  
prostate     前立腺(ぜんりつせん)
  • I had a prostate exam yesterday but the results showed no cancer, thankfully.  
bunion     外反母趾(がいはんぼし)
  • I am going to have surgery to fix my bunions.  
  • 外反母趾を治すために手術を受ける予定です。
blood     血液(けつえき)
  • His shirt was stained with blood from the accident.  
  • 彼のシャツは事故で血で汚れた。
enlarged prostate     前立腺(ぜんりつせん)肥大(ひだい)
  • My urination is weak, probably due to my enlarged prostate.  
ulcerative colitis     潰瘍(かいよう)(せい)大腸(だいちょう)(えん)
  • He was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at a very young age, which apparently is not as unusual as you might think.  
infected     感染(かんせん)した
  • The total number of people infected with the coronavirus rose to 2 million this month.  
  • 今月、コロナウイルスに感染した人の総数は200万人に昇りました。
pulse     脈拍(みゃくはく)
  • His pulse was very fast, so we gave him medication to slow it down a bit.  
blood pressure     血圧(けつあつ)
  • Her blood pressure was 160/90, which is too high, so she was prescribed some medication to lower it.