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Psychiatry in Korean 🇰🇷


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psychiatry 정신과
How to say “psychiatry” in Korean? “정신과”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “정신과” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on psychiatry in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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정신과 info.

Tips to remember:
• Break it down into two parts: "정신" (jeong-sin) meaning “mind” or “spirit” and "과" (gwa) indicating a department or subject. Imagining the "department of the mind" can help you recall that it means psychiatry.

Explanations:
• "정신과" (jeong-sin-gwa) refers to the branch of medicine that deals with mental health and disorders. It can be understood as the "psychiatry department" in a hospital.

Other words that mean the same thing:
• 정신건강의학과 (jeong-sin-geon-gang-ui-hak-gwa) – This term emphasizes mental health.
• 신경정신과 (sin-gyeong-jeong-sin-gwa) – Often used when neurology and psychiatry are combined in treatment.

Alternate meanings (including slang):
• While "정신과" itself is strictly medical, the word "정신" (jeong-sin) alone is sometimes used in slang to question someone's sanity (e.g., “너 정신 나갔어?” meaning “Are you out of your mind?”). However, this usage does not extend to "정신과," which remains formal.

Example sentences:
1. 병원에서 정신과 의사를 만났어요.
 Romanized: Byeong-won-eseo jeong-sin-gwa ui-sa-reul mannat-sseoyo.
 Translation: I met a psychiatrist at the hospital.

2. 스트레스를 너무 받아서 정신과에 가기로 했어요.
 Romanized: Seu-teu-re-seu-reul neo-mu bad-a-seo jeong-sin-gwa-e ga-gi-ro hae-sseo-yo.
 Translation: I decided to go to a psychiatrist because I was under too much stress.

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