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抗原検査 (こうげんけんさ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

抗こう原げん検けん査さ

こ

う

げ

ん

け

ん

さ

Meanings

1

noun

antigen test

medicine

Medical term for a diagnostic test that detects viral proteins, commonly used for COVID-19 and influenza screening.

発はつ熱ねつしたので、薬やっ局きょくで抗こう原げん検けん査さキットを買かった。
I had a fever, so I bought an antigen test kit at the pharmacy.

抗こう

原げん

検けん

査さ

の

結けっ

果か

は

15

分ふん

で

出で

ます

。

The result of the antigen test comes out in 15 minutes.

Kanji

抗confront, resist, defy
原meadow, original, primitive
検examination, investigate
査investigate

Similar words

PCR検けん査さ
PCR検査 detects viral genetic material and is more sensitive but takes longer, while 抗原検査 detects viral proteins and provides faster results with slightly lower sensitivity.
抗こう体たい検けん査さ
抗体検査 checks for past infection by detecting antibodies, whereas 抗原検査 detects current infection by identifying viral proteins.

Etymology

Compound of 抗原 (antigen) and 検査 (test, examination). 抗原 is itself composed of 抗 (oppose, resist) and 原 (origin, source), reflecting the immune response to foreign substances.