体温(たいおん)

たいおん
noun
body temperature
1. body temperature
The temperature of the body, typically measured to check for fever or illness.
体温(たいおん)を測(はか)ってください。
Please take your temperature.
体温(たいおん)が38度(ど)もある。
My temperature is as high as 38 degrees.
病院(びょういん)に入(はい)る前(まえ)に体温(たいおん)チェックがあった。
There was a temperature check before entering the hospital.

体温(たいおん) refers to the temperature of a living body. Compound of 体(たい) (body) + 温(おん) (temperature).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 体温(たいおん)を測(はか)る: to take one's temperature
  • 体温(たいおん)が上(あ)がる: temperature rises
  • 体温(たいおん)が下(さ)がる: temperature drops
  • 体温(たいおん)チェック: temperature check

COMPOUNDS:

  • 体温計(たいおんけい): thermometer (body temperature)
  • 低体温(ていたいおん): hypothermia
  • 平熱(へいねつ): normal body temperature

CULTURAL NOTE:
Normal body temperature in Japan is typically considered around 36-37°C. Japan uses Celsius exclusively. Temperature checks became ubiquitous at building entrances during health screening periods.

RELATED:

  • 熱(ねつ): fever / heat
  • 気温(きおん): air temperature (weather)

Related Words

Related: 熱(ねつ) (fever)
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Added 2026.1.12 23:05 · Revised 2026.4.2 17:18
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