処置(しょち)

しょち
noun
treatment; measure; action
1. treatment; medical procedure
Medical care or procedure given to a patient.
傷(きず)の処置(しょち)をする。
To treat a wound.
応急(おうきゅう)処置(しょち)を行(おこな)う。
To perform first aid treatment.
医師(いし)が患者(かんじゃ)に適切(てきせつ)な処置(しょち)を施(ほどこ)した。
The doctor administered appropriate treatment to the patient.
2. measure; action; step
Action taken to deal with a situation or problem.
適切(てきせつ)な処置(しょち)を取(と)る。
To take appropriate measures.
処置(しょち)が遅(おく)れて被害(ひがい)が広(ひろ)がった。
The damage spread because action was taken too late.
問題(もんだい)が起(お)きたら、すぐに処置(しょち)しなければならない。
When a problem arises, you must deal with it immediately.

処置(しょち) has two main uses: (1) medical treatment or procedures, and (2) measures taken to handle a problem or situation.

MEDICAL USAGE:

GENERAL USAGE:

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 措置(そち): measure, step (more formal/institutional — used for policy or organizational actions)
  • 対処(たいしょ): coping, dealing with (emphasizes responding to a problem)
  • 治療(ちりょう): medical treatment (longer-term or more comprehensive than 処置(しょち))

Related Words

Synonym: 措置(そち) (measure (formal, institutional))
Synonym: 対処(たいしょ) (coping, dealing with)
Synonym: 治療(ちりょう) (medical treatment (comprehensive))
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Added 2026.1.16 18:49 · Revised 2026.6.9 1:31
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