What is the Kanji for "Examine a patient" and "Diagnose"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Examine a patient" and "Diagnose", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Examine a patient" and "Diagnose" is "診".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Mi".

Its onyomi reading is "Shin".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "訁" means "Say" . And The component "㐱" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "診" mean in japanese?

"診" means "Examine a patient" and "Diagnose".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

診断: "Diagnosis". The verbal noun '診断 (しんだん)' refers to the act of diagnosing or identifying the cause of a problem, often in a medical context. It describes the process of carefully examining symptoms and evidence to determine the nature of an illness or issue. For example: The doctor made an accurate diagnosis - (医者は正確な診断をした). The test results will help with the diagnosis - (検査結果が診断に役立つだろう).

診察: "Examination" or "Inspection". The verbal noun '診察 (しんさつ)' means 'examination' or 'inspection'. This term is commonly used in the medical context to refer to the process of a doctor examining and evaluating a patient's physical condition. For example: The doctor conducted a thorough examination of the patient - (医師は患者の詳しい診察を行った). The nurse performed a routine inspection of the patient's vitals - (看護師は患者のバイタルサインの診察を行った).

診療: "Medical treatment". The Japanese noun '診療 (しんりょう)' means 'medical treatment'. This noun refers to the act of providing healthcare services, such as examining, diagnosing, and treating patients. It is commonly used in the context of hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities. For example: The doctor performed a medical examination during the treatment - (医師は診療の際に診察を行った). Patients often come to the hospital for medical treatment - (患者は医療機関で診療を受けることが多い).

受診: "Examination". The noun '受診 (じゅしん)' means 'examination'. This word refers to the act of undergoing a medical examination or check-up. It implies that a person is seeking professional medical attention and having their health assessed by a doctor or other healthcare provider. For example: I had an examination at the hospital - (病院で受診した). The patient needs to have a medical examination - (患者は受診する必要がある).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". And The hiragana "み" is read as "mi".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.