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診察

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

診察 — “medical examination”

診察 (read しんさつ) means medical examination. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

しんさつ

Meaning

medical examination

診察 in a sentence

医者いしゃが患者かんじゃを診察しんさつする。

The doctor examines the patient.

The kanji in 診察

診to examine (medically)
察to observe; to sense

Words that share a kanji with 診察

診断しんだん— diagnosis
診るみる— to examine (a patient), to see (medically)
警察けいさつ— police
観察かんさつ— observation

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