診療所|しんりょうじょshinryoujo
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- nounclinic; medical office; infirmary
- 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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