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How to say 'X ray' in Japanese | レントゲン

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The Japanese word for X ray is 'Rentogen', written as レントゲン in Japanese.

    word

    レントゲン

    Meaning

    X ray

    Reading

    Rentogen

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'レントゲン (れんとげん)' refers to an 'X-ray'. This term is derived from the name of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, the German physicist who discovered X-rays. In Japanese, it is commonly used in medical contexts to refer to the imaging technique or the image produced by it. For example: I had an X-ray taken「レントゲンを撮りました」(れんとげんをとりました). The doctor looked at the X-ray「医者はレントゲンを見ました」(いしゃはれんとげんをみました). This term is widely understood in Japan and is used in both formal and informal settings related to medical examinations.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    6637

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word レントゲン

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    レ

    Reading

    Re

  • katakana

    ン

    Reading

    N

  • katakana

    ト

    Reading

    To

  • katakana

    ゲ

    Reading

    Ge

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