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診

checkup, seeing, diagnose, examine

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • シン

Kun'yomi

  • み.る

Meaning

診 centers on careful inspection to understand a condition: examining a patient, diagnosing an illness, or checking something thoroughly.

Most common words using 診

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  • 診断しんだん
    N2

    diagnosis; medical examination

  • 診療しんりょう
    N1

    diagnosis and treatment; medical care

  • 診察しんさつ
    N3

    medical examination; checkup; consultation

  • 検診けんしん

    medical examination (for a specific condition or disease); health screening

  • 受診じゅしん

    having a medical examination; seeing a doctor

  • 打診だしん

    percussion; tapping; examining by percussion

  • 往診おうしん
    N1

    doctor's visit; house call

  • 聴診ちょうしん

    auscultation; listening to a person's chest with a stethoscope

  • 診るみる
    N3

    to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)

  • 誤診ごしん

    wrong diagnosis; misdiagnosis

  • 問診もんしん

    interview (with a doctor); history taking

  • 休診きゅうしん

    being closed (of a clinic, doctor's office, etc.); not seeing patients; not accepting patients

  • 初診しょしん

    initial medical examination; first visit (to a doctor, clinic, hospital, etc.)

  • 触診しょくしん

    palpation

  • 回診かいしん

    doctor's rounds (in a hospital)

  • 初診料しょしんりょう

    fee for an initial medical examination

  • 診査しんさ

    diagnostic examination; exploration

  • 健診けんしん

    health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination

  • 健康診断けんこうしんだん
    N3

    health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination

  • 診療所しんりょうじょ
    N1

    clinic; medical office; infirmary

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Study

Etymology

診 combines 言 (words, speech) with 㐱, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to examining or scrutinizing. The character suggests using words to investigate or diagnose.

Meaning mnemonic

A doctor uses words (言) to ask about symptoms and the right side (㐱) looks like a person under a microscope. Together, 診 means examining and diagnosing.

Reading mnemonic

For シン, imagine a doctor examining a patient's shin: shin -> シン, and the doctor's words (言) diagnose the problem.