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定期検診 (ていきけんしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

定てい期き検けん診しん

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Meanings

1

noun

periodic medical check-up; regular health examination

Refers to scheduled medical examinations, such as annual physicals or cancer screenings.

会かい社しゃで年ねんに一いち度どの定てい期き検けん診しんを受うけます。
I have an annual medical check-up at my company.
定てい期き検けん診しんで早そう期き発はっ

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It was detected early through a regular check-up.

Written forms

定てい期き検けん診しん
Standard kanji spelling; 検診 emphasizes medical examination.
定てい期き健けん診しん
Alternate spelling using 健診 (health check-up); both are widely used.

Kanji

定determine, fix, establish
期period, time, date
検examination, investigate
診checkup, seeing, diagnose
健healthy, health, strength

Similar words

健けん康こう診しん断だん
健康診断 is a general health check-up, often comprehensive; 定期検診 emphasizes the periodic nature and may be used for specific screenings.
人にん間げんドック
人間ドック is a thorough, often multi-day health screening; 定期検診 is a routine periodic check-up, usually simpler.

Etymology

Compound of 定期 (periodic) and 検診 (medical examination).