小児科

See also: 小兒科

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	児	科
しょう Grade: 1	に Grade: 4	か Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
小兒科 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

小児 (shōni, “infant”) +‎ 科 (ka, “course, department”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーにか [shòóníká] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɲ̟ika̠]

Noun

小(しょう)児(に)科(か) • (shōnika) 

1. pediatrics, either as a course of study or a department of a hospital

Derived terms

• 小(しょう)児(に)科医(かい) (shōni kai, “pediatrician”)