検 温(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)で検温(けんおん)をお願(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)の結果(けっか)を記録(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.

Forms

検(けん) (examine) + 温(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)を行(おこな)う: to conduct temperature checks (formal)
検温(けんおん)結果(けっか): temperature check results

Related words

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

Related Words

Related: 体温(たいおん) (body temperature)

Related: 体温計(たいおんけい) (thermometer)

Related: 発熱(はつねつ) (fever)

Related: 平熱(へいねつ) (normal body temperature)

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Added 2026.3.25 10:36 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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