How do you say "It's my first visit." in Japanese?

Name: You Walk Into a Japanese Clinic Sick. Reception's First Question Isn't Your Name.
Uploaded: 2026-08-15T22:05:01Z
Duration: 26 s
Description: Learn to say 初診です (shoshin desu) — It's my first visit.. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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You Walk Into a Japanese Clinic Sick. Reception's First Question Isn't Your Name.

To say It's my first visit. in Japanese, say 初診です (shoshin desu).

You're sick in Japan, you finally find a clinic, and reception's first question isn't your name. It's whether you've been here before.

初診です shoshin desu It's my first visit.

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初診です。 shoshin desu. It's my first visit.
すみません、初診です。 sumimasen, shoshin desu. Excuse me, it's my first visit.

Kanji in this phrase

初診: しょしん
再診: さいしん

Why this phrase

Japanese clinics sort everyone by whether they've been in before: 初診 for a first visit, 再診 for coming back. It's on the sign above the counter and it's the first thing reception asks. Two words gets you the new patient form instead of a long, polite silence.