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外来患者 (gairaikanja) Japanese meaning: outpatient | Kotomora

外がい来らい患かん者じゃ

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Meanings

1

outpatient

Refers to a patient who visits a hospital or clinic for treatment without being admitted overnight.

この病びょう院いんは外がい来らい患かん者じゃの受うけ付つけを午ご前ぜん中ちゅうに行おこなっ

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This hospital accepts outpatients in the morning.

Kanji

外outside
来come, due, next
患afflicted, disease, suffer from
者someone, person

Related words

入にゅう院いん患かん者じゃ
入院患者 means 'inpatient', someone admitted to a hospital for at least one night, contrasting with 外来患者 who visits without overnight stay.

Opposites

入にゅう院いん患かん者じゃN3
入院患者 refers to a patient who stays in the hospital for treatment, while 外来患者 is a patient who visits and leaves the same day without being admitted.

Built from

外がい来らい+患かん者じゃ

Etymology

Compound of 外来 (outpatient visit, from 外 'outside' + 来 'come') and 患者 (patient).