also: こくりつよぼうえいせいけんきゅうしょ
noun
National Institute of Health (former)
Former Japanese government research institute; now reorganized into the National Institute of Infectious Diseases and others. Used in historical or organizational contexts.
国立予防衛生研究所は、感染症対策の中心的な役割を担っていた。
The National Institute of Health played a central role in infectious disease control.
The current successor institute focusing on infectious diseases, replacing part of the former 国立予防衛生研究所.
Standard kanji form for this former institute name.
Alternate reading with しょ; less common but recorded.
Compound of 国立 (national), 予防 (prevention), 衛生 (hygiene/sanitation), and 研究所 (research institute). The name reflects its original mission.