呼 吸 器(こきゅうき)

こきゅうき

noun

respiratory system; respirator

medical

1. respiratory system; respiratory organs

The organs involved in breathing, including the nose, throat, trachea, and lungs.

呼吸器(こきゅうき)の病気(びょうき)で入院(にゅういん)した。

I was hospitalized for a respiratory illness.

呼吸器(こきゅうき)内科(ないか)を受診(じゅしん)する。

I'm going to see a pulmonologist.

喫煙(きつえん)は呼吸器(こきゅうき)に大(おお)きな負担(ふたん)をかける。

Smoking puts a heavy burden on the respiratory system.

2. respirator; ventilator

Medical equipment that assists or controls breathing.

人工(じんこう)呼吸器(こきゅうき)を装着(そうちゃく)している。

They are on a ventilator.

呼吸器(こきゅうき)を外(はず)すかどうか、家族(かぞく)で話(はな)し合(あ)った。

The family discussed whether to remove the respirator.

手術(しゅじゅつ)後(ご)、患者(かんじゃ)は呼吸器(こきゅうき)に繋(つな)がれたまま集中(しゅうちゅう)治療室(ちりょうしつ)に運(はこ)ばれた。

After surgery, the patient was taken to the intensive care unit still connected to a ventilator.

呼吸器(こきゅうき) has two meanings: the body's respiratory system (organs for breathing) and medical equipment that helps patients breathe.

SENSE 1 — RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:
The organs involved in breathing: 鼻(はな) (nose), 喉(のど) (throat), 気管(きかん) (trachea), 肺(はい) (lungs).

呼吸器(こきゅうき)内科(ないか): pulmonology department
呼吸器(こきゅうき)疾患(しっかん): respiratory disease
呼吸器(こきゅうき)系(けい): respiratory system
呼吸器(こきゅうき)感染症(かんせんしょう): respiratory infection

SENSE 2 — RESPIRATOR/VENTILATOR:

人工(じんこう)呼吸器(こきゅうき): artificial respirator, ventilator
呼吸器(こきゅうき)を装着(そうちゃく)する: to put on a respirator
呼吸器(こきゅうき)を外(はず)す: to remove a respirator

Related body systems

消化器(しょうかき): digestive system
循環器(じゅんかんき): circulatory system
泌尿器(ひにょうき): urinary system

Related Words

Related: 消化器(しょうかき) (digestive system)

Related: 循環器(じゅんかんき) (circulatory system)

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Added 2026.1.17 6:25 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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