WORD DETAIL
担架
たんか
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: 担架(たんか) is a stretcher used to carry a person who is injured or unable to move easily.
- Basic usage: It appears in rescue and emergency contexts when placing someone on a stretcher or discussing how to carry one. Typical patterns are
担架に乗せるand担架の運び方を学ぶ.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Use the right particle
- When placing a person on a stretcher,
担架に乗せるnaturally marks the stretcher as the destination.
- When placing a person on a stretcher,
- Difference from ベッド
ベッドis a stationary bed for resting or treatment, while担架is transport equipment used to move a person.

