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How to say 'Internal medicine' in Japanese | 内科

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The Japanese word for Internal medicine is 'Naika', written as 内科 in Japanese.'Internal medicine' in hiragana is ないか.

    word

    内科

    Meaning

    Internal medicine

    Reading

    ないか

    naika

    Kanji

    内Inside 科Section, Department

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '内科 (ないか)' refers to the medical field of 'internal medicine'. This term is used to describe the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of diseases affecting internal organs. It is commonly used in the context of hospitals or clinics to specify a department or a doctor's specialization. For example: I went to the internal medicine department「内科に行きました」(ないかにいきました). He is an internal medicine doctor「彼は内科の医者です」(かれはないかのいしゃです).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    6299

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 内科

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

  • kanji

    科

    Meaning

    Section, Department

Words Related to 内科 Through the Kanji 内

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 内 as well.

  • word

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    内容

    Meaning

    Content

  • word

    家内

    Meaning

    Wife

  • word

    国内

    Meaning

    Domestic

  • word

    案内

    Meaning

    Guidance

  • word

    内部

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    内閣

    Meaning

    Cabinet

  • word

    市内

    Meaning

    City

  • word

    以内

    Meaning

    Within

  • word

    内側

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    室内

    Meaning

    Indoors

  • word

    社内

    Meaning

    In company

  • word

    その内

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    体内

    Meaning

    Inside body

  • word

    都内

    Meaning

    Tokyo

  • word

    内面

    Meaning

    Inside, Inner

  • word

    内臓

    Meaning

    Internal organs

  • word

    境内

    Meaning

    Precincts

  • word

    内陸

    Meaning

    Inland

  • word

    内緒

    Meaning

    Secret

  • word

    内心

    Meaning

    Innermost

  • word

    内外

    Meaning

    Inside outside, Domestic foreign

Words Related to 内科 Through the Kanji 科

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 科 as well.

  • word

    科学

    Meaning

    Science

  • word

    科

    Meaning

    Department

  • word

    教科書

    Meaning

    Textbook

  • word

    理科

    Meaning

    Science

  • word

    教科

    Meaning

    Subject

  • word

    科学者

    Meaning

    Scientist

  • word

    学科

    Meaning

    Department, Subject

  • word

    歯科

    Meaning

    Dentistry

  • word

    自然科学

    Meaning

    Natural science

  • word

    人文科学

    Meaning

    Humanities

  • word

    社会科学

    Meaning

    Social science

  • word

    産婦人科

    Meaning

    Obstetrics

  • word

    耳鼻科

    Meaning

    Otolaryngology

  • word

    小児科

    Meaning

    Pediatrics

  • word

    眼科

    Meaning

    Ophthalmology

  • word

    外科

    Meaning

    Surgery

  • word

    科目

    Meaning

    Subject

  • word

    百科事典

    Meaning

    Encyclopedia

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