手術

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See also: 手术

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

手術

  1. surgery; medical operation; procedure (Classifier: ; ; ; )
    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
    醫生手術風險 [MSC, trad.]
    医生手术风险 [MSC, simp.]
    Yīshēng shuō shǒushù huì yǒu fēngxiǎn.
    The doctor said the operation carries risks.

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Japanese

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

Etymology

(shu, hand) +‎ (-jutsu, technique).

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(しゅ)(じゅつ) (shujutsu

  1. an operation; surgery (procedure involving major incisions)
    • 2006 July 18, Daichi Banjō, “(だい)1() 「()まれ()われるのなら、(ぼく)(とり)になりたい」”, in [武心](BUSHIN), volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, page 16:
      (つぎ)(しゅ)(じゅつ)(せい)(こう)(りつ)(けっ)して(たか)くない……(じゅ)()()によれば……あの()()きようとする()()(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

(しゅ)(じゅつ)する (shujutsu surusuru (stem (しゅ)(じゅつ) (shujutsu shi), past (しゅ)(じゅつ)した (shujutsu shita))

  1. to operate on; to perform surgery on

Conjugation

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

Noun

手術 (susul) (hangeul 수술)

  1. hanja form? of 수술 (surgery)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

手術

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