🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

健康保険証

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kenkō hokenshō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Health insurance card/hɛlθ ˈɪn.ʃʊr.əns kɑːrd/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"病院の受付で健康保険証を提示してください。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small plastic or paper card issued by an insurance provider that identifies the holder as a policyholder entitled to specific healthcare benefits.

    "Please present your health insurance card and a photo ID at the reception desk before seeing the doctor."
  2. 2

    A digital or physical token containing policy details, member ID numbers, and emergency contact information required by medical facilities for billing purposes.

    "You can now add your health insurance card to your smartphone's digital wallet for easier access."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'health' (from Old English 'hǣlþ'), 'insurance' (from Old French 'ensure'), and 'card' (from Ancient Greek 'χάρτης' via Latin and French). It represents the modern administrative document or digital token used to verify a person's medical coverage.

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🇫🇷French → English

carte d'assurance maladie

Transliteration: kart d'a.su.ʁɑ̃s ma.lad

"N'oubliez pas d'apporter votre carte d'assurance maladie à l'hôpital."

🇩🇪German → English

Krankenkassenkarte

Transliteration: ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌkasn̩ˌkaʁtə

"Bitte zeigen Sie Ihre Krankenkassenkarte beim Arzt vor."

🇮🇹Italian → English

tessera sanitaria

Transliteration: ˈtɛs.se.ra sa.niˈta.rja

"La tessera sanitaria è necessaria per acquistare i medicinali in farmacia."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

tarjeta sanitaria

Transliteration: taɾˈxeta sa.niˈta.ɾja

"Debe mostrar su tarjeta sanitaria al registrarse en la clínica."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

cartão de seguro de saúde

Transliteration: kaʁˈtɐ̃w dʒi seˈɡuɾu dʒi saˈwdu

"Leve o seu cartão de seguro de saúde para a consulta médica."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

स्वास्थ्य बीमा कार्ड

Transliteration: swasthya beema card

"अस्पताल में प्रवेश करते समय अपना स्वास्थ्य बीमा कार्ड दिखाएं।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

医疗保险卡

Transliteration: yī liáo bǎo xiǎn kǎ

"看病时请出示您的医疗保险卡。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

건강보험증

Transliteration: geon-gang-bo-heom-jeung

"병원에 갈 때는 반드시 건강보험증을 지참하세요."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

健康保険証

Transliteration: kenkō hokenshō

"病院の受付で健康保険証を提示してください。"

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