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救急救命室 (きゅうきゅうきゅうめいしつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

救きゅう急きゅう救きゅう命めい室しつ

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きゅ

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Meanings

1

emergency room; ER

Medical term for the hospital department that provides immediate treatment for acute illnesses and injuries.

救きゅう急きゅう救きゅう命めい室しつに運はこばれた患かん者じゃは

すぐ

に

治ち

療りょう

を

受う

け

た

。

The patient who was taken to the emergency room received treatment immediately.

Kanji

救salvation, save, help
急hurry, emergency, sudden
命fate, command, decree
室room, apartment, chamber

Related words

救きゅう急きゅう外がい来らい
救急外来 is a more common term for the emergency department or outpatient emergency service, while 救急救命室 specifically refers to the emergency room itself, often used in a more clinical or institutional context.

Built from

救きゅう急きゅう+救きゅう命めい+室しつ

Etymology

Compound of 救急 (emergency), 救命 (life-saving), and 室 (room). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward modern medical compound.