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How to say 'Prescription' in Japanese | 処方

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The Japanese word for Prescription is 'Shohou', written as 処方 in Japanese.'Prescription' in hiragana is しょほう.

    word

    処方

    Meaning

    Prescription

    Reading

    しょほう

    shohou

    Kanji

    処Deal with 方Direction

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '処方 (しょほう)' refers to a 'prescription' in the medical context. It specifically denotes the act of prescribing medication or the written instructions provided by a doctor for the preparation and administration of a medicine. This term is commonly used in healthcare settings. For example: The doctor wrote a prescription「医者が処方を書いた」(いしゃがしょほうをかいた). I need to take this prescription to the pharmacy「この処方を薬局に持っていかなければならない」(このしょほうをやっきょくにもっていかなければならない). The word is often associated with medical treatment and is essential in contexts involving healthcare and medication management.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    6206

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 処方

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    処

    Meaning

    Deal with

  • kanji

    方

    Meaning

    Direction

Words Related to 処方 Through the Kanji 処

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 処 as well.

  • word

    何処

    Meaning

    Where

  • word

    処理

    Meaning

    Processing, Disposal

  • word

    処分

    Meaning

    Disposal

  • word

    彼処

    Meaning

    There

  • word

    対処

    Meaning

    Handling

  • word

    処置

    Meaning

    Measure

Words Related to 処方 Through the Kanji 方

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 方 as well.

  • word

    方

    Meaning

    Direction, Side

  • word

    貴方

    Meaning

    You

  • word

    方法

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    何方

    Meaning

    Where, Which

  • word

    一方

    Meaning

    Side, On the other hand

  • word

    地方

    Meaning

    Region

  • word

    言い方

    Meaning

    Way of speaking

  • word

    読み方

    Meaning

    Reading

  • word

    書き方

    Meaning

    Way of writing

  • word

    方向

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    仕方

    Meaning

    Way

  • word

    方式

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    方針

    Meaning

    Policy

  • word

    明け方

    Meaning

    Dawn

  • word

    両方

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    生き方

    Meaning

    Lifestyle

  • word

    仕方無い

    Meaning

    Helpless

  • word

    夕方

    Meaning

    Evening

  • word

    彼方

    Meaning

    Yonder

  • word

    方面

    Meaning

    Direction, Field

  • word

    方々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    正方形

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    他方

    Meaning

    Other, Another

  • word

    味方

    Meaning

    Ally

  • word

    前方

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    双方

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    行方

    Meaning

    Whereabouts

  • word

    方言

    Meaning

    Dialect

  • word

    やり方

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    目方

    Meaning

    Weight

  • word

    長方形

    Meaning

    Rectangle

  • word

    方角

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    平方

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    片方

    Meaning

    One, Side

  • word

    四方

    Meaning

    Directions

  • word

    後方

    Meaning

    Rear, Back

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