予 防 接 種(よぼうせっしゅ)

よぼうせっしゅ

noun

vaccination, immunization

1. vaccination, immunization

The administration of a vaccine to prevent disease, or the act of receiving such a vaccine.

予防接種(よぼうせっしゅ)を受(う)けた。

I got vaccinated.

インフルエンザの予防接種(よぼうせっしゅ)は毎年(まいとし)受(う)けている。

I get a flu vaccination every year.

子(こ)どもの予防接種(よぼうせっしゅ)のスケジュールを確認(かくにん)しておいてください。

Please check the children's vaccination schedule.

A compound of 予防(よぼう) (prevention) and 接種(せっしゅ) (inoculation). This is the formal term for vaccination, used in medical and official contexts.

USAGE:
The standard expression is 予防接種(よぼうせっしゅ)を受(う)ける (to receive a vaccination). In casual speech, ワクチンを打(う)つ (to get a shot) is more common.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

予防接種(よぼうせっしゅ)を受(う)ける: to get vaccinated
予防接種(よぼうせっしゅ)証明書(しょうめいしょ): vaccination certificate
定期(ていき)予防接種(よぼうせっしゅ): routine/scheduled vaccination
任意(にんい)予防接種(よぼうせっしゅ): optional vaccination

IN JAPAN:
Japan distinguishes between 定期(ていき) (routine, government-covered) and 任意(にんい) (optional, self-pay) vaccinations. Routine vaccinations for children are administered at local clinics with a 母子手帳(ぼしてちょう) (maternal and child health handbook).

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Added 2026.2.13 14:17 · Revised 2026.4.2 19:36

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