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救命センター (きゅうめいセンター) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

救きゅう命めいセンター

Meanings

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noun

emergency room; ER; emergency medical center

Refers to a hospital's emergency department or a dedicated emergency medical facility. Often used in news and formal contexts.

事じ故こでけがをした人ひとは救きゅう命めいセンターに運はこばれた。
The person injured in the accident was taken to the emergency room.
この病びょう院いんには24時じ間かん対たい応おうの救きゅう命めいセンターがある。
This hospital has a 24-hour emergency medical center.

Kanji

救salvation, save, help
命fate, command, decree

Similar words

救きゅう急きゅう病びょう院いん
救急病院 is a hospital designated for emergency care, while 救命センター is the emergency department or center within a hospital.
ER
ER is a common loanword abbreviation, but 救命センター is the formal Japanese term.

Etymology

Compound of 救命 (life-saving) and センター (center), a straightforward modern term.