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Japanese Emergency Room & 119 Call Phrases

Describe symptoms clearly, understand instructions, and navigate Japanese healthcare with confidence. Real examples · NG warnings · 9-language parallel translations

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This page helps foreign residents and long-term visitors handle "Japanese Emergency Room & 119 Call Phrases" with daily Japanese phrases for living in Japan, practical examples, and common mistakes to avoid.

What this page helps you say in Japan

This page focuses on Japanese Emergency Room & 119 Call Phrases and teaches useful Japanese phrases for daily life in Japan, including natural replies, polite alternatives, and practical wording for foreigners living in Japan.

What You'll Learn on This Page

How to dial 119
How to tell the location
Urgency of symptoms
How to tell your companion

Practice Phrases (8 Total)

救急車をお願いします

きゅうきゅうしゃをおねがいします

Please send an ambulance.

POINTFirst call of 119

住所は○○区○○町○○番地です

じゅうしょは○○く○○ちょう○○ばんちです

Address is ○○ ward, ○○ town, #○○.

POINTclearly identify the location

目印は○○の前です

めじるしは○○のまえです

Landmark is in front of ○○.

POINTA landmark that helps the ambulance get lost

意識はあります

いしきはあります

The person is conscious.

POINTTell whether you are conscious or not

呼吸はしています

こきゅうはしています

They are breathing.

POINTThe presence or absence of breathing is also important.

胸の激しい痛みを訴えています

むねのはげしいいたみをうったえています

They complain of severe chest pain.

POINTBe specific about your symptoms

持病は○○です

じびょうは○○です

They have ○○ as a chronic condition.

POINTDeclaration of medical history

お薬手帳を持っています

おくすりてちょうをもっています

I have a medication notebook.

POINTBe sure to give it to the emergency services

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Is there a charge for the ambulance?

A. It is currently free, but there is a movement in some areas to charge a fee for users with mild symptoms.

Q. When in doubt #7119

A. Emergency relief center business. You can discuss the urgency of your symptoms.

Q. Does it support foreign languages?

A. Many fire departments have access to multilingual interpreters. "English please" is OK.

Japanese Emergency Room & 119 Call Phrases

What this page helps you say in Japan

What You'll Learn on This Page

Practice Phrases (8 Total)

Frequently Asked Questions

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