How to say "vaccination" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 接種せっしゅnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers vaccination as the act of inoculation itself — administering or receiving a vaccine. It is the more clinical term; for vaccination as immunization against disease, 予防接種 is usually the word you want.
- 予防接種よぼうせっしゅnounVaccination in the sense of immunization against a disease; literally 'preventive inoculation'. This is the natural choice when talking about getting vaccinated, whether at a clinic or as part of a school or public-health program.
Use 予防接種 for vaccination in the everyday sense of immunization against disease; 接種 names the act of inoculation itself and is the more clinical term for giving or receiving a vaccine.
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