How to Say ‘Medical test / examination’ in Japanese
検査
kensa
[KEN-sah]
💬 Usage Tip: [検査] is a general word for medical tests (blood test, X-ray, etc.). In clinics you’ll often hear it paired with [する] → [検査します] (“We’ll do a test”).
🇯🇵 In Japan: In Japan, you may get multiple tests in one visit, and the staff may simply say [検査があります] (“There’s a test”) without specifying which one unless you ask.
Phrase Breakdown
検査
kensa
[KEN-sah]
medical test; examination
A test/examination done at a clinic or hospital (e.g., blood test, urine test, imaging). Common in phrases like 検査をする and 検査結果.
来週、血液の検査をします。
Next week, I will have a blood test.
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