人間ドック

Japanese

Kanji in this term
人 間
にん
Grade: 1 		けん > げん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 人間 (ningen, “human”) +‎ ドック (dokku, “dock”), alluding to examining a person's health like a boat docked at a shipyard.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ĩŋɡe̞n do̞k̚kɯ̟]

Noun

人(にん)間(げん)ドック • (ningen dokku) 

  1. (medicine) health screening
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