施術(せじゅつ)

せじゅつ
noun
treatment; therapy; medical procedure
1. medical treatment; therapy; procedure (especially hands-on therapies)
A treatment or therapeutic procedure, often referring to massage, acupuncture, chiropractic care, or cosmetic procedures rather than major surgery.
施術(せじゅつ)を受(う)ける。
To receive treatment.
施術(せじゅつ)時間(じかん)は約(やく)一(いち)時間(じかん)です。
The treatment time is about one hour.
経験(けいけん)豊富(ほうふ)な施術者(せじゅつしゃ)が丁寧(ていねい)にマッサージをしてくれた。
An experienced practitioner gave me a careful massage.

Commonly used in the context of massage therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic care, beauty treatments, and other hands-on therapeutic practices. Less formal than 手術(しゅじゅつ) (surgery), which refers to invasive surgical procedures.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 施術(せじゅつ)を受(う)ける: to receive treatment
  • 施術(せじゅつ)を行(おこな)う: to perform a treatment
  • 施術者(せじゅつしゃ): practitioner, therapist
  • 施術(せじゅつ)時間(じかん): treatment time
  • 施術(せじゅつ)後(ご): after treatment

READING NOTE:
Also read as 施術(しじゅつ), though せじゅつ is more common in modern usage, especially in healthcare and beauty contexts.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 手術(しゅじゅつ): surgery — invasive surgical procedures performed by doctors
  • 治療(ちりょう): medical treatment — broader term covering all types of medical care
  • 処置(しょち): treatment, procedure — often emergency or routine medical measures
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