Vocabulary

What does 手術 (しゅじゅつ, shujutsu) mean?

手術 (しゅじゅつ, shujutsu) means surgery.

Quick facts
Readingしゅじゅつ
Romajishujutsu
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しゅじゅつ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshujutsu

surgery

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive surgery; operation; procedure
  2. 2noun skill with one's hands; sleight of hand

Example sentences

  • The surgery went well and ended safely.

  • My father had surgery last week.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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