担架(たんか)

たんか
noun
stretcher; litter
1. stretcher; litter
A portable frame used for carrying a sick or injured person, typically carried by two people. Used in medical emergencies, sports injuries, and disaster response.
担架(たんか)で運(はこ)ばれた。
They were carried away on a stretcher.
選手(せんしゅ)が担架(たんか)に乗(の)せられてグラウンドを出(で)た。
The player was put on a stretcher and taken off the field.
救急隊員(きゅうきゅうたいいん)が担架(たんか)を持(も)って現場(げんば)に駆(か)けつけた。
Paramedics rushed to the scene carrying a stretcher.

担架(たんか) is a portable frame for carrying injured or sick people. Composed of 担(たん) (to carry on shoulders) + 架(か) (frame/rack).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 担架(たんか)で運(はこ)ぶ: to carry on a stretcher
  • 担架(たんか)に乗(の)せる: to place on a stretcher
  • 担架(たんか)を用意(ようい)する: to prepare a stretcher
  • 担架(たんか)で退場(たいじょう)する: to leave (a field) on a stretcher

HOMOPHONES:

  • 単価(たんか): unit price
  • 短歌(たんか): tanka poem (31-syllable Japanese poetry)
  • 啖呵(たんか): sharp retort, telling someone off

USAGE:
担架(たんか) is commonly seen in medical emergencies, sports events (when a player is injured), disaster response, and military contexts.

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Added 2026.3.22 13:40 · Revised 2026.3.25 15:54
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