Japanese symbol for “locum”

代診

だいしん

Romaji: daishin

substitute doctor; locum tenens; locum

In Japanese, locum is 代診, read だいしん (daishin).

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Meanings

n, vs, vt substitute doctor; locum tenens; locum

Kanji and stroke order

代

substitute, change, convert

on: ダイ、タイ
kun: か.わる、かわ.る、かわ.り、か.わり

5 strokes · JLPT 3

診

checkup, seeing, diagnose

on: シン
kun: み.る

12 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
時代	じだい jidai	period; epoch; era
代表	だいひょう daihyou	representation; representative; delegate
現代	げんだい gendai	present age; present day; contemporary
代わり	かわり kawari	substitute; replacement; substituting
世代	せだい sedai	generation
年代	ねんだい nendai	age; era; period
診断	しんだん shindan	diagnosis; medical examination
診療	しんりょう shinryou	diagnosis and treatment; medical care

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