聴診器

ちょうしんき · choushinki · JLPT N1 · noun

stethoscope

🩺 聴診器 = 聴 (listen) + 診 (examine) + 器 (device): a device for listening to examinations

聴 means hear or listen, 診 means medical examination, and 器 means instrument. Together they name the tool doctors use to listen to the chest and body.

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