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Section 4, Unit 18: Medical treatment, science Flashcards

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医師

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いし

physician, doctor

医: healing, medicine, doctor, 師: master, teacher, one’s mentor

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薬局

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やっきょく

pharmacy, drug store

薬: medicine, drug , treatment, 局: department, bureau, affair

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処方箋

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しょほうせん

prescription (medical)

処: point, place; associated with procedures, treatments + 方: way (of doing things), method, side = 処方: prescription, 箋: label

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頭痛

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ずつう

headache

頭: head, top of, counter for big animals, 痛: pain

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薬

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くすり

medicine, treatment

primitives: “blooming flower” + music: “white bird” + “sparkle” + “tree”

story: music helps flowers bloom more beautifully; it is a medicine to beat the apathy of not blooming.

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痛み

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いたみ

pain, sore, distress, grief

Note that the adjective painful is, correspondingly, 痛い

primitives: “sickness” + “chop-seal” (to certify documents) + “screwdriver” (use something)

story: sealed-in discomfort

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効果

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こうか

effect, result, effectiveness, efficacy

効: effect, use, avail, 果: fruit (literal, but also in an abstract sense, i.e. the fruit of work), extremity, limit

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効果がある

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こうかがある

be effective, have an effect, pay off

from 効果, effect

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皮膚

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ひふ

skin

皮: skin (general, also of fruit, other objects), peel, 膚: texture, skin, grain (of wood), character

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病

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びょう

disease, illness, condition (medical)

primitives: “sickness” + “third class”

story: travelling in third class on the titanic was bound to give you a sickness

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治療

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ちりょう

medical treatment, cure

治: associated with treatment, restoration, renewal in general, 療: associated with medical treatment, recuperation

fun fact: swapping the kanji gives you 療治, りょうじ, which, unsurprisingly, means therapy, medical treatment, cure.

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治療法

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ちりょうほう

treatment, cure, remedy

治療: treatment, cure, 法: law (legal and otherwise), method, act

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伝染

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でんせん

infection, cantagion, contagious

伝: communication, transfer, go-between, 染: printing, dyeing, also staining, penetrate, ooze, soak

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細菌

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さいきん

bacterium, germ

細: fine, pebble, small; also in the word for a biological cell, 菌: bacterium, also fungus; note the primitives “flower” + “encased” + “unfinished”. 菌糸, きんし, the fungus threat, is the word for hyphae

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呼吸

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こきゅう

respiration, breath

呼: associated with calling (out), naming things, breathing, 吸: associated with absorption, sucking in, breathing in, sticking to sth

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医院

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いいん

clinic, doctor’s office (surgery)

医: healing, medicine, associated with medical concepts, 院: temple, graduate school, government building.

Note that the clinic (“Praxis”) of someone ist just put behind their name, e.g. Yamaguchi’s clinic is 山口医院.

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息

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いき

breath, breathing

primitives: “nose” + “heart”: Your heartbest pushes your breath out your nose.

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伝染力がある

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でんせんりょくがある

contagious

From 伝染, contagious, “having the power to infect”

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医療

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いりょう

medical care, medical treatment

医: associated with healing, medicine, 療: associated associates with healing, treatments, cures, remedies (a positive concept). Primitives of this one: “sickness” + “pup tent”, in itself constructed from teepee, dog, sun, small.

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内科

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ないか

internal medicine (in contrast to external, i.e. surgery)

内: inside, between, within, 科: section, course (of study), fault, e.g. 科学

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癌

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がん

cancer (disease)

primitives: “sickness” + “piling up” + “mountain”

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治す

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なおす

heal, cure

primitives: “water” + table, stand, tower (“elbow” + “mouth”)

story: striving to reach a plateau of good health

note that 治する is being healed, treated

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心理学

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しんりがく

psychology (discipline)

心: heart, mind, spirit + 理: reason, truth, principle = 心理: psychology, mentality, statoe of mind, 学: knowledge, learning

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脳科学

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のうかがく

neuroscience

脳: brain (anatomy), head, skull, 科: section, course of study, 学: knowledge, learning

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神経科学
しんけいかがく | neuroscience ## Footnote 神: god, deity; soul, spirit + 経: length; associated with management, economy, accounting = 神経: nerve + 科: section, course of study = 神経科: neurology, 学: knowledge, learning
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状態
じょうたい | state, condition, aggregate state ## Footnote 状: situation, letter, state, 態: appearance, state, condition
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歯茎
はぐき | (dental) gums ## Footnote 歯: tooth, 茎: stem, stalk
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歯石
しせき | (dental) tartar ## Footnote 歯: tooth, 石: stone
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虫歯
むしば | caries, devayed tooth ## Footnote 虫: insect, bug, 歯: tooth
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溶ける
とける | melt, dissolve; thaw ## Footnote primitives: "water" + "contain" story: The water cannot be contained any longer and turns the substance into a liquid
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物質
ぶっしつ | substance, material ## Footnote 物: thing, 質: quality
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心理
しんり | psyche, psychology (of a person), mentality ## Footnote 心: heart, soul, spirit, 理: reason, truth, logic
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比較
ひかく | comparison ## Footnote 比: ratio; proportion, associated with all manners od concepts dealing with comparisons, relative proportions, 較: associated with comparisons, competitions
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液体
えきたい | liquid (state); fluid ## Footnote 液: liquid, 体: body, matter
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気体
きたい | gas, vapour; gaseous state ## Footnote 気: atmosphere (equally mind, feeling), 体: body, matter
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個体
こたい | individual living being ## Footnote 個: "person" + "solid", individual, personal, 体: body note how only the primitive for person distinguishes this vocable from the word for "solid (state)".
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固体
こたい | solid (state) ## Footnote 固: associated with solidity, strength, fixation; "solid": "encased" + "old", 体: body, matter
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混合
こんごう | mix; mixture, meld ## Footnote 混: associated with mixing, chaos, disorder (but not with entropy), cf. 混乱, confusion; 合: conjunction
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混合物
こんごうぶつ | mixture, amalgamation ## Footnote 混合: mix, 物: thing, object
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凍る
こおる | freeze ## Footnote primitives: "ice" + "east"
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無色
むしょく | colourless ## Footnote 無: nothing, un-, 色: colour
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証明書
しょうめいしょ | credentials, certificate (proof of achievement) ## Footnote 証明: proof, verification, 書: document
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証明
しょうめい | proof, verification ## Footnote 証: "say" + "rectify": proof, evidence, testimony, 明: clearly; bright, clear
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仮説
かせつ | hypothesis; rarely: fictional ## Footnote 仮: temporary, interim, provisional, 説: theory; opinion, view, hearsay
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参考
さんこう | reference; consultation ## Footnote 参: three; also associated with reference, taking part, 考: thought
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参考になる
さんこうになる | be of use as a reference; come in handy; with (...) in mind ## Footnote 参考: reference
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調査
ちょうさ | survey; investigation, inquiry, also research ## Footnote 調: key; tone, tendency, associated with a wide range of concepts, adjustment, supply. Note that 周 is associated with a boundary, a perimeter, a defining limit (which is actually very clear given the primitives "enclosure", "soild" and "mouth" / entrance). 査: associated with inspection, examination
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生命
せいめい | life; existence ## Footnote 生: life, living; raw, 命: life, "you"
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分析
ぶんせき | analysis ## Footnote 分: part, (minute, rate), 析: obscure kanji indicating a separation, distinction, the part between the beginning and the end (literally: wooden clappers signalling the beginning and the end of a performance); chop, divide, tear, analyse
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種類
しゅるい | type of; kind, variety ## Footnote 種: seed, variety, kind; associated with biological species, e.g. in demarcation of species, or as origin / definition of a species, 類: class, kind, type, cf. 書類、しょるい: document.
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資料
しりょう | materials, document; data ## Footnote 資: associated with resources, especially financial (e.g. capital), 料: material, fee; also associated with ingredient in a food context
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記号
きごう | symbol; sign, notation ## Footnote 記: record, 号: issue, number; model; also associated with signalling, starting, announcing / proclaiming (beginnings)
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酸素
さんそ | oxygen (chemical element) ## Footnote 酸: acid, 素: material, source, prime
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水素
すいそ | hydrogen (chemical element) ## Footnote 水: water, 素: material, source, prime
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元素
げんそ | chemical element ## Footnote 元: source; basis, origin, foundation, 素: material, source, prime
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含む
ふくむ | include; hold, contain, imply ## Footnote primitives: "now" + "mouth", i.e. it is in the mouth (recall: this can be any entrance) now
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観察
かんさつ | observation, observe ## Footnote 観: view of ...; look, appearance; outlook on, 察: police
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基づく
もとづく | be based on; originate from
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酸
さん | acid; vinegar ## Footnote primitives: "liquir bottle" + "license" + "walking legs"
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起源
きげん | origin; beginning ## Footnote 起: cause; origin, beginning, genesis, 源: source note the primitives for "running" and "snake" in the first kanji, and how the meaning ties in neatly with the mythological — easy to to tie this to Adam, Eve, and Crowley
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宇宙
うちゅう | space, universe, cosmos ## Footnote 宇: counter for buildings; also associated with universal, 宙: air, space
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宇宙人
うちゅうびと; likely also うちゅうにん, うちゅうじん | alien ## Footnote 宇宙: space, 人: person
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宇宙飛行士
うちゅうひこうし | astronaut ## Footnote 宇宙: space, universe, 飛行: floght, aviation, 士: "samurai"; denotes a person in a given profession
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惑星
わくせい | planet ## Footnote 惑: associated with deceiving, misleading, undecisiveness, 星: star a celestial body that can't quite decide whether to be a star or not
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星
ほし | star ⭐️ ## Footnote primitives: "sun" + "living"
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軌道
きどう | orbit ## Footnote 軌: associated with staying on track, e.g. rail, 道: way, path
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衛星
えいせい | satellite ## Footnote 衛: diffuse kanji loosely associated with guarding, trailing, being in the vicinity of, 星: star
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望遠鏡
ぼうえんきょう | telescope ## Footnote 望: full moon: associated with hope + 遠: distant = seeing at a distanve, 鏡: mirror
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酸類
さんるい | acids (chemical griup of substances) ## Footnote 酸: acid, vinegar, 類: type, kind, class
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作用
さよう | effect, function, action ## Footnote 作: production, work (of art); crop; yiele, 用: use; service, business, task; utilize 作用する is "to have an effect on", "affect", "act on"
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傾向
けいこう | trend; tendency ## Footnote 傾: tilted; oblique, slanted, sloping, 向: associated with "the other side"; opposite side, towards
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標準
ひょうじゅん | standard; level, norm ## Footnote 標: symbol, mark; proof, guide, sign, 準: associate; associated with conform to
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全体として
ぜんたいとして | as a whole, overall ## Footnote 全体: whole, entirely, として: as, in the role of
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医者
いしゃ | doctor, physician ## Footnote 医: medicine, doctor; healing, 者: person, someone doing that work
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外科医
げかい | surgeon ## Footnote 外: outside, external + 科: course of study, department = 外科: surgical, surhical department, 医: doctor, medicine; healing
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分析学
ぶんせきがく | analytics (discipline) ## Footnote 分析: analyse, 学: -science, knowledge

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