Health & Medical
Knowing health-related vocabulary is essential for daily life in Japan. This lesson covers symptoms, illnesses, medicine, and hospital visits.
Symptomsโ
| Hiragana | Kanji | Romaji | English | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ใใใใฟ | kushami | ๐คง sneeze | noun | |
| ใใใใฟใใใ | kushami o suru | to sneeze | verb | |
| ใใ | ๅณ | seki | ๐ท cough | noun |
| ใใใใใ | ๅณใใใ | seki o suru | to cough | verb |
| ใฏใชใฟใ | ้ผปๆฐด | hanamizu | ๐คง runny nose | noun |
| ใฏใชใฅใพใ | ้ผป่ฉฐใพใ | hanazumari | ๐ค stuffy nose | noun |
| ใญใค | ็ฑ | netsu | ๐ค fever | noun |
| ใใคใ | ้ ญ็ | zutsuu | ๐ค headache | noun |
| ใใคใ | ่็ | itsuu | ๐คข stomachache | noun |
| ใฎใฉใฎใใใฟ | ๅใฎ็ใฟ | nodo no itami | ๐ sore throat | noun |
| ใใพใ | ็ฎ็ฉ | memai | ๐ต dizziness | noun |
| ใฏใใ | ๅใๆฐ | hakike | ๐คข nausea | noun |
| ใใใ | ็ใ | kayui | ๐ฆ itchy | adjective |
| ใใใ | ็ใ | itai | ๐ค painful, hurts | adjective |
| ใ ใใ | darui | ๐ฉ sluggish, tired | adjective |
Examples:
- ใญใคใ ใใใพใใ โ I have a fever.
- netsu ga arimasu.
- ใใใพใ ใใใ ใงใใ โ My head hurts.
- atama ga itai desu.
- ใใใใฟใ ใจใพใใพใใใ โ I can't stop sneezing.
- kushami ga tomarimasen.
Illnessesโ
| Hiragana | Kanji | Romaji | English | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ใณใใใ | ็ ๆฐ | byouki | ๐ค illness, sickness | noun |
| ใใ | ้ขจ้ช | kaze | ๐คง cold (illness) | noun |
| ใคใณใใซใจใณใถ | infuruenza | ๐ค influenza, flu | noun | |
| ใขใฌใซใฎใผ | arerugi | ๐คง allergy | noun | |
| ใใตใใใใ | ่ฑ็ฒ็ | kafunshou | ๐ธ hay fever | noun |
| ใใใใกใ ใใฉใ | ้ฃไธญๆฏ | shokuchuudoku | ๐คข food poisoning | noun |
| ใญใฃใกใ ใใใใ | ็ฑไธญ็ | necchuushou | ๐ฅต heatstroke | noun |
| ใใ | ๆชๆ | kega | ๐ฉน injury | noun |
| ใใใฉ | ็ซๅท | yakedo | ๐ฅ burn | noun |
| ใญใใ | ๆปๆซ | nenza | ๐ฆถ sprain | noun |
| ใใฃใใค | ้ชจๆ | kossetsu | ๐ฆด bone fracture | noun |
Examples:
- ใใใ ใฒใใพใใใ โ I caught a cold.
- kaze o hikimashita.
- ใใตใใใใใ ใฒใฉใใงใใ โ My hay fever is bad.
- kafunshou ga hidoi desu.
- ใใใ ใใพใใใ โ I got injured.
- kega o shimashita.
Medicine & Treatmentโ
| Hiragana | Kanji | Romaji | English | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ใใใ | ่ฌ | kusuri | ๐ medicine | noun |
| ใใใใใฎใ | ่ฌใ้ฃฒใ | kusuri o nomu | to take medicine | verb |
| ใใใใใฎใพใชใ | ่ฌใ้ฃฒใพใชใ | kusuri o nomanai | to not take medicine | verb |
| ใณใใใใ | ็ ้ข | byouin | ๐ฅ hospital | noun |
| ใใใ | ๅป่ | isha | ๐จโโ๏ธ doctor | noun |
| ใใใใ | ็่ญทๅธซ | kangoshi | ๐ฉโโ๏ธ nurse | noun |
| ใใใใค | ่จบๅฏ | shinsatsu | ๐ฉบ medical examination | noun |
| ใกใ ใใใ | ๆณจๅฐ | chuusha | ๐ injection, shot | noun |
| ใปใใใ | ๅ ๅธฏ | houtai | ๐ฉน bandage | noun |
| ใฐใใใใใ | ็ตๅต่ | bansoukou | ๐ฉน band-aid | noun |
| ใใใใใใ | ไฝๆธฉ่จ | taionkei | ๐ก๏ธ thermometer | noun |
| ใใใปใใใ | ๅฆๆน็ฎ | shohousen | ๐ prescription | noun |
| ใใฃใใใ | ่ฌๅฑ | yakkyoku | ๐ pharmacy | noun |
| ใชใใ | ๆฒปใ | naosu | to cure, to heal | verb |
Examples:
- ใใใใ ใฎใใงใใ ใใใ โ Please take your medicine.
- kusuri o nonde kudasai.
- ใณใใใใใซ ใใใพใใใใ โ Let's go to the hospital.
- byouin ni ikimashou.
- ใกใ
ใใใใ ใใใใงใใ โ I hate injections.
- chuusha ga kirai desu.
Body Partsโ
| Hiragana | Kanji | Romaji | English | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ใใใ | ไฝ | karada | ๐ง body | noun |
| ใใใพ | ้ ญ | atama | ๐ง head | noun |
| ใใ | ้ก | kao | ๐ face | noun |
| ใ | ็ฎ | me | ๐๏ธ eye | noun |
| ใฏใช | ้ผป | hana | ๐ nose | noun |
| ใใก | ๅฃ | kuchi | ๐ mouth | noun |
| ใฟใฟ | ่ณ | mimi | ๐ ear | noun |
| ใฎใฉ | ๅ | nodo | ๐ฃ๏ธ throat | noun |
| ใใชใ | ใ่ น | onaka | ๐ซ stomach, belly | noun |
| ใใชใ | ่ไธญ | senaka | ๐ back | noun |
| ใฆ | ๆ | te | โ hand | noun |
| ใใ | ่ถณ | ashi | ๐ฆถ foot, leg | noun |
| ใใณ | ๆ | yubi | ๐ finger | noun |
Examples:
- ใใชใใ ใใใ ใงใใ โ My stomach hurts.
- onaka ga itai desu.
- ใใ ใใใ ใงใใ โ My eyes are itchy.
- me ga kayui desu.
Useful Expressionsโ
At the Doctorโ
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Q: ใฉใ ใใพใใใ๏ผ โ What's wrong?
- dou shimashita ka?
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A: ใใใ ใฒใใใใใงใใ โ I think I caught a cold.
- kaze o hiita you desu.
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Q: ใใคใใ ใงใใ๏ผ โ Since when?
- itsu kara desu ka?
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A: ใใฎใใใ ใงใใ โ Since yesterday.
- kinou kara desu.
Describing Symptomsโ
- ใญใคใ ๏ผ๏ผใฉใใใพใใ โ I have a fever of 38 degrees.
- netsu ga sanjuuhachi do arimasu.
- ใใถใใ ใใใใงใใ โ I feel sick.
- kibun ga warui desu.
- ใใใกใใใ ใใใใงใใ โ I'm not feeling well.
- taichou ga warui desu.
At the Pharmacyโ
- ใใใใใใ ใใ ใใใ โ Please give me cold medicine.
- kazegusuri o kudasai.
- ใใใฟใฉใใฏ ใใใพใใ๏ผ โ Do you have painkillers?
- itamidome wa arimasu ka?
Common Phrases
- ใใ ใใใซ (ใๅคงไบใซ) โ Take care / Get well soon
- Said to someone who is sick
- ใใใใ ใใใ (ๅ
ทๅใๆชใ) โ Feeling unwell
- guai ga warui