小児科(しょうにか)

しょうにか
noun
pediatrics; pediatric department
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1. pediatrics
the branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases
小児科(しょうにか)医(い)を目指(めざ)している。
I'm aiming to become a pediatrician.
地方(ちほう)では小児科(しょうにか)医(い)が不足(ふそく)している。
There's a shortage of pediatricians in rural areas.
2. pediatric department
the department in a hospital that treats children
子供(こども)を小児科(しょうにか)に連(つ)れて行(い)った。
I took my child to the pediatric clinic.
小児科(しょうにか)の先生(せんせい)に相談(そうだん)した。
I consulted with the pediatrician.
この病院(びょういん)の小児科(しょうにか)は評判(ひょうばん)がいい。
This hospital's pediatric department has a good reputation.
娘(むすめ)は小児科(しょうにか)で予防接種(よぼうせっしゅ)を受(う)けた。
My daughter received her vaccination at the pediatric clinic.

Related words

Other hospital departments: 内科(ないか) (internal medicine), 外科(げか) (surgery), 整形外科(せいけいげか) (orthopedics), 皮膚科(ひふか) (dermatology), 眼科(がんか) (ophthalmology), 耳鼻科(じびか) (ear, nose and throat), 歯科(しか) (dentistry), 産婦人科(さんふじんか) (obstetrics and gynecology).

Usage

Like other 〜科(か) words, 小児科(しょうにか) names both the specialty and the clinic or department, so 小児科(しょうにか)に行(い)く means going to a pediatrician's. Children in Japan usually see a 小児科(しょうにか) until about junior-high age.

Related Words

Related: 産婦人科(さんふじんか) (obstetrics and gynecology)
Related: 乳幼児(にゅうようじ) (infants and toddlers)
Related: 内科(ないか) (internal medicine)
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Added 2026.1.27 22:22 · Revised 2026.9.28 13:19
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