病棟
Meanings
1
hospital ward
Refers to a ward or building within a hospital, often used in compound terms like 小児病棟 (pediatric ward) or 隔離病棟 (isolation ward).
He is hospitalized in the surgical ward.
The new hospital ward will open next month.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が病棟に入院するfor someone to be admitted to a ward
The patient was admitted to the internal medicine ward.
- 〈人〉が病棟を回るfor someone (e.g. a doctor) to make rounds through a ward
The doctor makes rounds through the ward every morning to examine patients.
- 〈人〉が病棟で働くfor someone to work in a hospital ward
She is a nurse who works in the pediatric ward.