(けんおん)

けんおん
noun
taking one's temperature
1. taking one's temperature; temperature check
The act of measuring body temperature, typically with a thermometer. Became an everyday term during the COVID-19 pandemic when temperature checks were required at building entrances.
毎朝(まいあさ)検温(けんおん)する。
To take one's temperature every morning.
入口(いりぐち)検温(けんおん)をお(ねが)いします。
Please have your temperature checked at the entrance.
学校(がっこう)では毎日(まいにち)検温(けんおん)結果(けっか)記録(きろく)することになっている。
At school, we are required to record the results of our daily temperature checks.

検温(けんおん) is the act of measuring body temperature, typically with a thermometer. The word became part of everyday vocabulary during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WORD FORMATION:
(けん) (examine) + (おん) (temperature)

USAGE:
Used as a する verb: 検温(けんおん)する (to take someone's temperature). Common in medical, school, and workplace settings.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 検温(けんおん)する: to take a temperature reading
  • 検温(けんおん)(おこな)う: to conduct temperature checks (formal)
  • 検温(けんおん)結果(けっか): temperature check results

RELATED TERMS:

  • 体温(たいおん): body temperature
  • 体温計(たいおんけい): thermometer
  • 発熱(はつねつ): fever
  • 平熱(へいねつ): normal body temperature