Japanese symbol for “checkup”
診察
しんさつ
Romaji: shinsatsu
medical examination; checkup; consultation
In Japanese, checkup is 診察, read しんさつ (shinsatsu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt medical examination; checkup; consultation
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 診断 | しんだん shindan | diagnosis; medical examination |
| 診療 | しんりょう shinryou | diagnosis and treatment; medical care |
| 検診 | けんしん kenshin | medical examination (for a specific condition or disease); health screening |
| 打診 | だしん dashin | percussion; tapping; examining by percussion |
| 診る | みる miru | to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse) |
| 警察 | けいさつ keisatsu | police |
| 観察 | かんさつ kansatsu | observation; survey; watching |
| 検察 | けんさつ kensatsu | criminal investigation; prosecution |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.