How to say "ambulance" in Japanese | 救急車 (きゅうきゅうしゃ、kyūkyūsha)

The Japanese vocabulary「救急車 (きゅうきゅうしゃ、kyūkyūsha)」means “ambulance.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

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It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

My grandmother was carried by an ambulance.

Plain form:

祖母そぼが救急車きゅうきゅうしゃで運はこばれた。
Sobo ga kyūkyūsha de hakobareta.

Polite form:

祖母が救急車で運ばれました。
Sobo ga kyūkyūsha de hakobaremashita.

I received a call saying that my son was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Plain form:

息子むすこが救急車きゅうきゅうしゃで運はこばれたと電話でんわがあった。
Musuko ga kyūkyūsha de hakobareta to denwa ga atta.

Polite form:

息子が救急車で運ばれたと電話がありました。
Musuko ga kyūkyūsha de hakobareta to denwa ga arimashita.

I pulled my car over to the side to let the ambulance pass.

Plain form:

救急車きゅうきゅうしゃが通とおれるように車くるまを端はじに寄よせた。
Kyūkyūsha ga tōreru yō ni kuruma o haji ni yoseta.

Polite form:

救急車が通れるように車を端に寄せました。
Kyūkyūsha ga tōreru yō ni kuruma o haji ni yosemashita.

Stay still until the ambulance arrives.

Spoken & non-honorific language:

救急車きゅうきゅうしゃが来くるまで安静あんせいにして。
Kyūkyūsha ga kuru made ansei ni shite.

Please stay still until the ambulance arrives.

Polite form:

救急車が来るまで安静にしてください。
Kyūkyūsha ga kuru made ansei ni shite kudasai.

Someone, please call an ambulance.

Spoken & non-honorific language:

誰だれか、救急車きゅうきゅうしゃお願ねがい。
Dare ka, kyūkyūsha onegai.

Polite form:

誰か、救急車お願いします。
Dare ka, kyūkyūsha onegai shimasu.

I was taken to the prefectural hospital by ambulance.

Plain form:

救急車きゅうきゅうしゃで県立病院けんりつびょういんに運はこばれた。
Kyūkyūsha de kenritsu-byōin ni hakobareta.

Polite form:

救急車で県立病院に運ばれました。
Kyūkyūsha de kenritsu-byōin ni hakobaremashita.