耳鼻科(じびか)

じびか
noun
otorhinolaryngology; ENT department
1. ear, nose, and throat department; ENT; otorhinolaryngology
The medical specialty dealing with conditions of the ear, nose, and throat, or the hospital department that handles these. Short for 耳鼻咽喉科(じびいんこうか).
耳鼻科(じびか)に行(い)く。
To go to the ENT department.
花粉症(かふんしょう)がひどいので耳鼻科(じびか)を受診(じゅしん)した。
I visited the ENT doctor because my hay fever was bad.
耳(みみ)の調子(ちょうし)が悪(わる)いので、近所(きんじょ)の耳鼻科(じびか)を予約(よやく)した。
My ear wasn't feeling right, so I made an appointment at a nearby ENT clinic.

Short for 耳鼻咽喉科(じびいんこうか) (otorhinolaryngology). In everyday Japanese, the abbreviated form 耳鼻科(じびか) is far more common. It covers conditions of the ears, nose, throat, and sinuses.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 耳鼻科(じびか)に行(い)く: to go to the ENT
  • 耳鼻科(じびか)を受診(じゅしん)する: to see an ENT doctor
  • 耳鼻科(じびか)の先生(せんせい): ENT doctor
  • 耳鼻科(じびか)医(い): ENT specialist

RELATED TERMS:

  • 耳鼻咽喉科(じびいんこうか): the full formal name of the specialty
  • 内科(ないか): internal medicine
  • 外科(げか): surgery
  • 眼科(がんか): ophthalmology
  • 皮膚科(ひふか): dermatology
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Added 2026.4.8 4:16 · Revised 2026.4.10 17:28
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