健康診断(けんこうしんだん)

けんこうしんだん
noun
health checkup; medical examination
action
1. health checkup; medical examination
A routine medical examination to assess overall health and detect potential diseases early. Often required annually by employers in Japan.
年(ねん)に一度(いちど)健康診断(けんこうしんだん)を受(う)けている。
I get a health checkup once a year.
健康診断(けんこうしんだん)で異常(いじょう)が見(み)つかった。
An abnormality was found in my health checkup.
会社(かいしゃ)の健康診断(けんこうしんだん)は来週(らいしゅう)だ。
The company health checkup is next week.

Cultural note

In Japan, an annual 健康診断(けんこうしんだん) is required for:

  • Employees (required by employers)
  • Students (school health checkups)
  • Adults aged 40 to 74 are also offered a 特定健診(とくていけんしん) (specific health checkup) by their health insurer

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TYPES (typical tests):

Related Words

Related: 通院(つういん) (outpatient visit)
Compare: 検診(けんしん) (medical checkup)
Compare: 精密検査(せいみつけんさ) (detailed examination)
Related: 健康管理(けんこうかんり) (health management)
Related: 早期診断(そうきしんだん) (early diagnosis)
Related: 血液検査(けつえきけんさ) (blood test)
Related: 尿検査(にょうけんさ) (urine test)
Compare: 人間(にんげん)ドック (comprehensive medical checkup)
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Added 2026.1.17 2:32 · Revised 2026.10.11 4:26
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