病 棟(びょうとう)

びょうとう

noun

hospital ward

1. hospital ward; hospital building

A building or section of a hospital where patients are housed, typically organized by medical specialty or patient type.

病棟(びょうとう)を見舞(みま)いに行(い)く。

To go visit someone in the hospital ward.

新(あたら)しい病棟(びょうとう)は来年(らいねん)完成(かんせい)する予定(よてい)だ。

The new hospital ward is scheduled to be completed next year.

感染症(かんせんしょう)患者(かんじゃ)は専用(せんよう)の病棟(びょうとう)に隔離(かくり)されている。

Patients with infectious diseases are isolated in a dedicated ward.

Refers to the physical building or wing of a hospital where inpatients stay. Japanese hospitals are often organized into multiple 病棟(びょうとう), each specializing in different areas of care.

Common collocations

入院(にゅういん)病棟(びょうとう): inpatient ward
外来(がいらい)病棟(びょうとう): outpatient wing
小児(しょうに)病棟(びょうとう): pediatric ward
精神(せいしん)病棟(びょうとう): psychiatric ward
閉鎖(へいさ)病棟(びょうとう): closed ward (locked psychiatric unit)

Similar words

病室(びょうしつ): hospital room — a single room within a ward
病院(びょういん): hospital — the entire medical facility
診療所(しんりょうじょ): clinic — a smaller medical facility, typically without inpatient beds

Related Words

Compare: 病室(びょうしつ) (hospital room)

Compare: 病院(びょういん) (hospital)

Compare: 診療所(しんりょうじょ) (clinic)

Compare: 診療科(しんりょうか) (medical department)

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Added 2026.3.31 23:06 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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