Medical and Emergency Related Situations

There will be many situations in life where emergencies, injuries and illness can happen. You might need to go to the doctor or hospital and communicate in Japanese.

In this blog post, different phrases and vocabulary will be covered so that you know what to do when you're in these types of situations, just in case.

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Expressing Your Pain and Illness

To start off, if you want to say that you have a certain part of your body that hurts, aches, is in pain, etc, use the phrase:

(body part) が痛いです (body part) ga itaidesu

My (body part) hurts/is in pain/aches/is sore.

Here are some different body parts in Japanese which you can use to fill in the phrase:

頭 atama head

歯 ha teeth

歯茎 haguki gums

耳 mimi ear

喉 nodo throat

お腹 onaka stomache

腕 ude arm

足 ashi leg

膝 hiza knee

お尻 oshiri bum

指 yubi finger

手 te hand

目 me eyes

肩 kata shoulder

背中 senaka back

If you just want to say that you're sick, say:

病気です。byouki desu

I'm sick.

Here are some other phrases you can say when you're feeling sick:

風おひています。kaze o hite imasu

I have a cold.

流感に罹っています。　ryuukan ni kakkate imasu

I have the flu.

下痢をしています。geri o shite imasu

I have diarrhea.

アレルギーがいます。arerugi ga arimasu

I have an allergy.

If you want to say that you have a certain disease/symptom/disability, use the phrase:

(disease/symptom/disability) です (...) desu

I have (disease/symptom/disability).

Here is a list of some disease/symptom/disabilities:

不眠症 huminshou insomnia

花粉症 kafunshou hayfever

肺炎 haien pneunomia

癌 gan cancer

自閉症 jiheishou autism

Expressing Another Person's Pain and Illness

To put it short, you just have to take everything you learned above and insert the person in front of the sentence. For example, if your friend had a cold you'd take the phrase for "I have a cold", and insert "tomodachi" (friend) in front of the sentence.

Serious Emergencies

If you or someone else were to get seriously hurt, you can call for help using the following phrases:

救急者を呼んで下さい! Kyuukyuusha o yonde kudasai!

Call the ambulance!

119 呼んで下さい! 119 yonde kudasai!

Call 119! (In Japan, the emergency number is 119)

助けください！tatsuke kudasai!

Please help!

どこが痛いですか? doko ga itai desu ka?

Where does it hurt?

At The Hospital

When you or someone else arrives at the hospital, you can use the following requests to express your needs:

バンドエイドをください. bandoeido o kudasai.

Can I have a band aid?

処方箋をください. Shohousen o kudasai.

Can I have a prescription?

薬屋どこですか? kusuriya doko desu ka?

Where's the pharmacy?

(insert ward type here) 病棟どこですか? byoutou doko desu ka?

Where is the (...) ward?

When You're with a Doctor

Here are some questions that the doctor might ask to you:

どこがお悪いのですか? doko ga owarui no desu ka?

What are your symptoms?

どこが痛いですか? doko ga itai desu ka?

Where does it hurt?

熱はありますか? netsu wa arimasu ka?

Do you have a fever?

アレルギーがいますか? arerugi ga arimasu ka?

Do you have an allergy?

To respond, take the other things you learned above to explain your pain/illness.

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I hope you learned how to handle emergency/medical situations in Japanese. Even though it's something that nobody wants to happen, it's good to know just in case.

Feel free to comment any questions you have below.

Sayounara!

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