We’ll now learn talking about parts of the human body as well as some useful Japanese words and phrases related to Health and Illnesses. Let’s hope you’ll never need them, but better be prepared than sorry as they say…

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Japanese“.

Body & Health in Japanese

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The Body

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)		Japanese
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
body体からだkarada
head頭あたまatama
face顔かおkao
eye目めme
ear耳みみmimi
nose鼻はなhana
mouth口くちkuchi
tongue舌したshita
neck首くびkubi
chest胸むねmune
back / shoulder背中せなかsenaka
stomach胃いi
heart心臓しんぞうshinzou
arm腕うでude
elbow肘ひじhiji
hand手てte
right hand右手みぎてmigite
left hand左手ひだりてhidarite
finger指ゆびyubi
leg脚あしashi
foot足あしashi
skin皮膚ひふhifu
hair髪かみkami
tooth歯はha
blood血ちchi

Health & Illnesses

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)		Japanese
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
healthy健康けんこうkenkou
ill / sick病気びょうきbyouki
ache痛みいたみitami
My [...] aches. / My [...] hurts.私の[…]が痛いですわたしの […] がいたいですwatashi no […] ga itai desu
My [...] ache. / My [...] hurt.私の[…]が痛いですわたしの […] がいたいですwatashi no […] ga itai desu
I have a stomach ache.私は腹痛がありますわたしはふくつうがありますwatashi wa fukutsuu ga arimasu
My legs hurt.私の脚が痛みますわたしのあしがいたいですwatashi no ashi ga itamimasu
doctor医者いしゃisha
medical office / doctor’s surgery医療事務いりょうじむiryoujimu
chemist’s / drugstore薬局やっきょくyakkyoku
hospital病院びょういんbyouin
illness / malady病気びょうきbyouki

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