How to say "dose" in Japanese

• 線量せんりょうCommon
  nounCovers only the radiation sense of 'dose': the amount of radioactivity absorbed or received, as when exposure is measured. It is not the word for a dose of medicine.
• 用量ようりょうCommon
  nounThe word for a dose in the medical sense: the amount of a medicine or drug to be taken or administered at one time. For a dose of radiation, 線量 is the word.

For a dose of a medicine or drug use 用量; 線量 is the dose of radioactivity, the amount of radiation absorbed or received, and is not used for medical doses.

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• 線量せんりょうdose (of radioactivity)
• 用量ようりょうdose
• ドーズdose (medicine, radiation)
• 一回分いっかいぶんdose
• 投与量とうよりょうdose
• 投薬量とうやくりょうdosage
• 剤ざいmedicine