産婦人科

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 産婦人科 (さんふじんか) combines childbirth 産, women 婦人, and department 科 to denote obstetrics and gynecology.
• Basic usage: It can refer to a nearby specialist clinic or a department within a hospital.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A specialty, clinic, or hospital department
  • 産婦人科 names the medical field; the surrounding place language shows whether it means an independent clinic or an internal department.