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test kit; testing kit (typically for medical or home diagnostic testing)
A packaged set of tools and reagents for carrying out a specific test, especially medical tests done at home or on-site. Became widely familiar to the general public during the COVID-19 pandemic, when self-administered antigen test kits (抗原検査キット) were sold over the counter.
検査キットを買った。
I bought a test kit.
薬局で抗原検査キットを販売している。
Antigen test kits are sold at pharmacies.
発熱したので、自宅で検査キットを使って結果を確認した。
Since I had a fever, I used a test kit at home to check the result.
Compound of 検査 ('test, examination, inspection') + キット (from English 'kit'). Most commonly refers to medical self-test kits: antigen/PCR tests for infectious diseases, pregnancy tests, DNA tests, allergy tests, and the like. Can also refer to industrial or environmental test kits (water quality, soil testing, etc.).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 抗原検査キット: antigen test kit
- PCR検査キット: PCR test kit
- 妊娠検査キット: pregnancy test kit
- 検査キットを使う: to use a test kit
- 検査キットで調べる: to check with a test kit
- 検査キットが陽性/陰性: the test kit is positive/negative
RELATED TERMS:
- 検査: test, examination, inspection — the general term
- 抗原検査: antigen test
- 陽性: positive (test result)
- 陰性: negative (test result)
- 自己検査: self-testing