手術

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See also: 手术

Chinese

hand; convenient; ‑er method; technique
trad. (手術) 手 術
simp. (手术) 手 术

Pronunciation

Noun

手術

  1. surgery; medical operation; procedure (Classifier: 次; 項／项; 個／个; 臺／台)
    擇期手術／择期手术  ―  zéqī shǒushù  ―  elective surgery
    拉皮手術／拉皮手术  ―  lāpí shǒushù  ―  facelift procedure
    根管手術／根管手术  ―  gēnguǎn shǒushù  ―  root canal surgery
    復明手術／复明手术  ―  fùmíng shǒushù  ―  eyesight-restoring surgery
    微創手術／微创手术  ―  wēichuāng shǒushù  ―  minimally invasive surgery
    侵入性手術／侵入性手术  ―  qīnrùxìng shǒushù  ―  invasive surgery
    醫生說手術會有風險。 [MSC, trad.]
    医生说手术会有风险。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yīshēng shuō shǒushù huì yǒu fēngxiǎn.
    The doctor said the operation carries risks.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
手 術
しゅ
Grade: 1 		じゅつ
Grade: 5
on'yomi
 手術 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

手 (shu, “hand”) +‎ 術 (-jutsu, “technique”).

Presumably a Meiji period calque of Ancient Greek χειρουργία (kheirourgía).

Pronunciation

Noun

手(しゅ)術(じゅつ) • (shujutsu) 

  1. an operation; surgery (procedure involving major incisions)
    • 2006 July 18, Daichi Banjō, “第(だい)1話(わ)　「生(う)まれ変(か)われるのなら、僕(ぼく)は鳥(とり)になりたい」 [Chapter 1: “If I were to be reborn, I would want to be a bird”]”, in [武心](BUSHIN) [Fighting Spirit], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, page 16:
      次(つぎ)の手(しゅ)術(じゅつ)の成(せい)功(こう)率(りつ)は決(けっ)して高(たか)くない……主(じゅ)治(じ)医(い)によれば……あの子(こ)の生(い)きようとする意(い)志(し)に大(おお)きくかかっている。
      Tsugi no shujutsu no seikōritsu wa kesshite takaku nai…… Jujī ni yoreba…… ano ko no ikiyō to suru ishi ni ōkiku kakatteiru.
      The success rate of the next procedure is not high…… The doctor in charge told me…… he will have to muster tremendous willpower in order to make it.

Synonyms

Verb

手(しゅ)術(じゅつ)する • (shujutsu suru) suru (stem 手(しゅ)術(じゅつ)し (shujutsu shi), past 手(しゅ)術(じゅつ)した (shujutsu shita))

  1. to operate on; to perform surgery on

Conjugation

Conjugation of "手術する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 手術し しゅじゅつし shujutsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 手術し しゅじゅつし shujutsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 手術する しゅじゅつする shujutsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 手術する しゅじゅつする shujutsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 手術すれ しゅじゅつすれ shujutsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 手術せよ¹
手術しろ² 		しゅじゅつせよ¹
しゅじゅつしろ² 		shujutsu seyo¹
shujutsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 手術される しゅじゅつされる shujutsu sareru
Causative 手術させる
手術さす 		しゅじゅつさせる
しゅじゅつさす 		shujutsu saseru
shujutsu sasu
Potential 手術できる しゅじゅつできる shujutsu dekiru
Volitional 手術しよう しゅじゅつしよう shujutsu shiyō
Negative 手術しない しゅじゅつしない shujutsu shinai
Negative continuative 手術せず しゅじゅつせず shujutsu sezu
Formal 手術します しゅじゅつします shujutsu shimasu
Perfective 手術した しゅじゅつした shujutsu shita
Conjunctive 手術して しゅじゅつして shujutsu shite
Hypothetical conditional 手術すれば しゅじゅつすれば shujutsu sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
手術

Noun

手術 • (susul) (hangeul 수술)

  1. hanja form? of 수술 (“surgery”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
手術

Noun

手術

  1. chữ Hán form of thủ thuật (“tip; trick”).
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