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患畜 (かんちく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

患かん畜ちく

か

ん

ち

く

Meanings

1

noun

animal under treatment; patient (pet)

Veterinary term for an animal receiving medical care, often used for pets.

患かん畜ちくの容よう態だいは安あん定ていしています。
The patient animal's condition is stable.
獣じゅう医いは患かん畜ちくを優やさしく診しん察さつした。
The veterinarian gently examined the animal patient.

Kanji

患afflicted, disease, suffer from
畜livestock, domestic fowl and animals

Similar words

患かん者じゃ
患者 is the general term for a human patient, while 患畜 specifically refers to an animal patient.

Etymology

Compound of 患 (kan, 'illness') and 畜 (chiku, 'livestock' or 'domestic animal'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a sick animal under care.