健康保険
Meanings
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health insurance
Refers to the public health insurance system in Japan, often used in contexts like 健康保険証 (health insurance card) or 健康保険料 (health insurance premium).
See also: 健保
Please bring your health insurance card when you go to the hospital.
Health insurance premiums are deducted from your monthly salary.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が健康保険に入るfor someone to enroll in health insurance
When you join a company, you're automatically enrolled in health insurance.
- 健康保険を使うto use one's health insurance (at a hospital, etc.)
If you use your health insurance at the hospital, the medical cost is lower.
- 健康保険が適用されるfor health insurance to cover (a treatment, procedure)
This treatment is not covered by health insurance.
- 健康保険証を提示するto show one's health insurance card
Please show your health insurance card at the reception desk.
- 健康保険料を払うto pay health insurance premiums
Health insurance premiums are deducted from my salary every month.