聴診

Reading

Kana: ちょうしん

Romaji: chōshin

Definition

noun

vs

adj-no

1

auscultation; listening to a person's chest with a stethoscope

(Medicine, etc. term)

Kanji

聴

Readings: チョウ、 テイ、 き.く、 ゆる.す

Meanings: listen, headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry

診

Readings: シン、 み.る

Meanings: checkup, seeing, diagnose, examine

Example Sentence

医者(いしゃ)は患者(かんじゃ)の胸(むね)に聴診器(ちょうしんき)を当(あ)てた。

➥The doctor placed a stethoscope on the patient's chest.