クリニック

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

clinic; doctor's office; outpatient medical facility

Usually refers to a smaller medical facility, often private or specialized, rather than a large general hospital.

workshop; skills clinic; coaching session

Less general than ワークショップ; often used in compounds such as テニスクリニック or ギタークリニック for expert instruction or practical coaching.

クリニックに通かようto visit a clinic regularly (as a patient)
腰よう痛つうのため、毎まい週しゅうクリニックに通かよっている。
I go to the clinic every week for my back pain.
〈事こと〉クリニックに参さん加かするto take part in a (skills) clinic or coaching session
夏なつ休やすみにテニスクリニックに参さん加かした。
I took part in a tennis clinic during summer vacation.
クリニックを開ひらくto open (start) a clinic
彼かれは駅えき前まえに小ちいさなクリニックを開ひらいた。
He opened a small clinic near the station.
〈事こと〉クリニックを受じゅ診しんするto see a doctor at a clinic (about a condition)
風邪かぜがひどくなったので、近ちかくのクリニックを受じゅ診しんした。
My cold got worse, so I saw a doctor at a nearby clinic.

診しん療りょう所じょN1sense 1
診療所 is the more official, native Japanese term for a small medical facility, while クリニック has a modern katakana feel and is common in facility names.
ワークショップ sense 2
ワークショップ is the general word for any hands-on workshop, while クリニック in this sense implies expert coaching in a specific skill like tennis or guitar.
医い院いん sense 1
医院 is a plain, everyday word for a small doctor's office, whereas クリニック sounds more modern or upscale and often appears in brand-like names.
病びょう院いんN5sense 1
病院 usually refers to a larger hospital with more departments, while クリニック suggests a smaller, often specialized outpatient facility.

Written in katakana. No explicit language-of-origin information is specified, so no precise derivation is asserted here.