医者

医者

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 医者 – see 醫者 (“doctor; medical practitioner; one who heals”). (This term, 医者, is the simplified form of 醫者.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
医	者
い Grade: 3	しゃ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) いしゃ [ìshá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [iɕa̠]

Noun

医者 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 醫者, hiragana いしゃ, rōmaji isha)

1. doctor

Alternative forms

• お医者さん, 御医者さん (polite)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• へぼ医者
• 医者通い
• 歯医者
• 町医者

• 眼医者, 目医者
• 筍医者
• 藪医者

See also

• 外科医
• 医学

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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Okinawan

Etymology

Cognate with mainland Japanese 医者 (isha).

Noun

医者 (hiragana いさ, romaji isa)

1. doctor