English–Japanese

“surgery” in Japanese

Japanese

Also手術 (shujutsu)

Pronunciation

Romajigeka

Example

母は外科の医者です。haha wa ge ka no i sha de su

My mother is a surgeon.

Illustration for 外科 (surgery)

How to say “surgery” in Japanese

“Surgery” in Japanese is 外科 (geka).

Centers on treating illness or injury through operations and the medical department that provides this care.

Full entry for 外科: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 外科

姉は病院の外科で診てもらいました。ane wa byō in no ge ka de mi te mo ra i ma shi ta

My older sister was examined in the surgical department of the hospital.

Tips for using 外科

  • The Japanese word 外科 (geka) often appears on hospital signs, where it functions as the name of a medical department rather than as a sentence about a particular operation.

Other Japanese words for “surgery”

私は来週、手術を受けます。watashi wa rai shū shu jutsu o u ke ma su

I will have surgery next week.

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