診療所|しんりょうじょshinryoujo

Common
しんりょうしょshinryousho
Definitions
  1. nounclinic; medical office; infirmary
    昨日きのう父ちちが心臓しんぞう発作ほっさを起おこしたが、診療所しんりょうじょが近ちかくにあるのは好運こううんだった。↗
    My father had a heart attack yesterday, but he was lucky to have a clinic close at hand.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymクリニックNeutralLoanword; a common everyday name for a clinic, used for internal medicine, dental and cosmetic practices, and often seen in facility names. 「診療所」 sounds more formal.
  • Synonym医院いいんNeutralEveryday name for a small medical practice, run by an individual doctor or a medical corporation, as in 「〇〇医院」. 「診療所」 is the official legal term.

For a small medical facility, 「診療所」 is the formal, legal term; in everyday speech 「医院」 or 「クリニック」 is more common. 「クリニック」 is the usual loanword name (often in facility names), while 「医院」 refers to a small practice.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 医者いしゃ、歯科医師しかいしが診療しんりょうや治療ちりょうを行おこなう設備せつびを有ゆうする小規模しょうきぼな医療施設いりょうしせつ。少人数しょうにんずうの入院にゅういん設備せつびを有ゆうする施設しせつもある。クリニック。
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