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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.
毎朝検温する。
To take one's temperature every morning.
入口で検温をお願いします。
Please have your temperature checked at the entrance.
学校では毎日検温の結果を記録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 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:
検 (examine) + 温 (temperature)
USAGE:
Used as a する verb: 検温する (to take someone's temperature). Common in medical, school, and workplace settings.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 検温する: to take a temperature reading
- 検温を行う: to conduct temperature checks (formal)
- 検温結果: temperature check results
RELATED TERMS:
- 体温: body temperature
- 体温計: thermometer
- 発熱: fever
- 平熱: normal body temperature