Japanese word

担架

Pronunciation

Romajitanka

Meaning

  • nounstretcher

Example

看護師が患者を担架で運びます。kan go shi ga kan ja o tan ka de hako bi ma su

A nurse carries a patient on a stretcher.

Illustration for 担架 (stretcher)

More examples

救急隊員はけが人を担架に乗せて運びます。kyū kyū tai in wa ke ga nin o tan ka ni no se te hako bi ma su

Paramedics put the injured person on a stretcher and carry them away.

Core concept

Refers to a sturdy support that lets people move someone who cannot walk while keeping the person lying down.

Common phrases

  • 担架に乗るtan ka ni no ru

    ride on a stretcher

  • 担架で運ぶtan ka de hako bu

    carry on a stretcher

  • 担架に乗せるtan ka ni no se ru

    put on a stretcher

  • 担架を担ぐtan ka o katsu gu

    carry a stretcher

Similar words

ストレッチャーsutoretchā: A device for moving a patient who cannot walk, usually while the patient is lying down.

Definition in Japanese

人を横たえたまま持ち上げて運ぶための器具。hito o yoko ta e ta ma ma mo chi a ge te hako bu ta me no ki gu

Word origin

The compound 担架 (tanka) combines 担 (tan, "carry or bear") and 架 (ka, "support or frame") to name a frame for carrying a person.

Usage tips

  • Although gurney usually suggests a wheeled hospital bed in American English, 担架 (tanka) usually refers to a stretcher carried by people.

Other meanings

  • gurneynoun
  • litternoun

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