検査(けんさ)キット

けんさきっと
noun
test kit; testing kit
health
1. 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(こうげん)検査(けんさ)キット) were sold over the counter.
検査(けんさ)キットを買(か)った。
I bought a test kit.
薬局(やっきょく)で抗原(こうげん)検査(けんさ)キットを販売(はんばい)している。
Antigen test kits are sold at pharmacies.
発熱(はつねつ)したので、自宅(じたく)で検査(けんさ)キットを使(つか)って結果(けっか)を確認(かくにん)した。
Since I had a fever, I used a test kit at home to check the result.

Compound of 検査(けんさ) ('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(こうげん)検査(けんさ)キット: antigen test kit
  • PCR検査(けんさ)キット: PCR test kit
  • 妊娠(にんしん)検査(けんさ)キット: pregnancy test kit
  • 検査(けんさ)キットを使(つか)う: to use a test kit
  • 検査(けんさ)キットで調(しら)べる: to check with a test kit
  • 検査(けんさ)キットが陽性(ようせい)/陰性(いんせい): the test kit is positive/negative

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Related: 検査(けんさ) (test, examination, inspection)
Related: 陰性(いんせい) (negative)
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