保健所

Japanese

Kanji in this term
保	健	所
ほ Grade: 5	けん Grade: 4	しょ > じょ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
保	健	所
ほ Grade: 5	けん Grade: 4	しょ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

By surface analysis, 保健(ほけん) (hoken) + 所(しょ) (-sho, rendaku form 所(じょ) (jo)).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほけんじょ [hòkéńjó] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ほけんじょ [hòkéńjóꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞kẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞]

• (Tokyo) ほけんしょ [hòkéńshó] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ほけんしょ [hòkéńshóꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞kẽ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞]

Noun

保(ほ)健(けん)所(じょ) or 保(ほ)健(けん)所(しょ) • (hokenjo or hokensho) 

1. (public) health (care) center

Korean

Hanja in this term
保	健	所

Noun

保健所 • (bogeonso) (hangeul 보건소)

1. hanja form^? of 보건소 (“(public) health (care) center”)