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How to say 'Diagnosis' in Japanese | 診断

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The Japanese word for Diagnosis is 'Shindan', written as 診断 in Japanese.'Diagnosis' in hiragana is しんだん.

    word

    診断

    Meaning

    Diagnosis

    Reading

    しんだん

    shindan

    Kanji

    Examine a patient, Diagnose Decide, Cut off

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '診断 (しんだん)' means 'diagnosis'. It refers to the process of identifying a disease, condition, or problem by examining the symptoms or characteristics. This term is commonly used in medical contexts but can also be applied in other fields like technology or business. For example: The doctor made a diagnosis「医師が診断を下した」(いしがしんだんをくだした). We need a system diagnosis「システムの診断が必要です」(システムのしんだんがひつようです).

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    9

    Frequency

    4351

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 診断

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Examine a patient, Diagnose

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Decide, Cut off

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'Shindan' means 'Diagnosis' .

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