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処方箋 (しょほうせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

処しょ方ほう箋せん

しょ

ほ

う

せ

ん

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

medicine

A medical prescription written by a doctor, specifying medication and dosage. Used in medical and pharmacy contexts.

医い者しゃに処しょ方ほう箋せんを書かいてもらった。
I had the doctor write me a prescription.
この薬くすりは処

しょ

方ほう

箋せん

なし

で

は

買か

え

ませ

ん

。

You cannot buy this medicine without a prescription.

Written forms

処しょ方ほう箋せん
Standard kanji spelling; the character 箋 is a 常用漢字 but may be written as せん in less formal contexts.
処しょ方ほうせん
Common simplified spelling using kana for the final character; widely used in everyday writing.

Kanji

処dispose, manage, deal with
方direction, person, alternative
箋paper, label, letter

Similar words

処しょ方ほう
処方 refers to the act of prescribing or the prescription itself in a broader sense, while 処方箋 specifically means the physical prescription slip or document.

Etymology

Compound of 処方 (prescription) and 箋 (slip of paper, label). The character 箋 is a 常用漢字 but is sometimes replaced with kana in modern writing.