Japanese word

医局

Pronunciation

Romajiikyoku

Meaning

  • noundoctors' office

Example

医局で会議をします。i kyoku de kai gi o shi ma su

We have a meeting in the doctors' office.

Illustration for 医局 (doctors' office)

More examples

新しい医師が医局に加わります。atara shi i i shi ga i kyoku ni kuwa wa ri ma su

A new doctor joins the medical department.

Core concept

Refers to a department's shared base where doctors carry out their work and maintain their professional coordination.

Common phrases

  • 医局に所属するi kyoku ni sho zoku su ru

    belong to a medical department

  • 医局に入るi kyoku ni hai ru

    join a medical department

  • 医局を離れるi kyoku o hana re ru

    leave a medical department

  • 医局に残るi kyoku ni noko ru

    remain in a medical department

Definition in Japanese

病院などで、医師が所属する診療科の仕事や会議を行う部屋または組織。byō in na do de i shi ga sho zoku su ru shin ryō ka no shi goto ya kai gi o okona u heya ma ta wa so shiki

Word origin

The Japanese compound 医局 (ikyoku, "doctors' office") joins 医 (i, "doctor or medicine") with 局 (kyoku, "office or section"), naming an office for doctors.

Usage tips

  • The plural possessive in doctors' office signals a shared workplace for several doctors, unlike doctor's office, which often suggests one doctor's practice.

Related words

  • 医局員ikyokuinstaff physiciannoun

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