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お医者様 (おいしゃさま) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

お医い者しゃ様さま

Meanings

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noun

doctor; physician

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Honorific term for a doctor, used to show respect when referring to or addressing a physician.

お医い者しゃ様さまに診みてもらいました。
I was examined by the doctor.
お医い者しゃ様さま、お忙いそがしいところありがとうございます。
Doctor, thank you for your time despite your busy schedule.

Written forms

お医い者しゃ様さま
Standard respectful spelling for 'doctor'.
お医い者しゃさま
Kana spelling of 様; common in less formal writing.
御お医い者しゃ様さま
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 御 for お.

Kanji

医doctor, medicine

者someone, person

様Esq., way, manner

御honorable, manipulate, govern

Similar words

医い者しゃ
Neutral term for 'doctor'; お医者様 is the honorific version with お and 様 added for politeness.
先せん生せい
Common respectful title for teachers, doctors, and other professionals; お医者様 is more explicitly honorific and specifically for physicians.

Etymology

Formed from 医者 (doctor) with honorific prefix お and honorific suffix 様, yielding a highly respectful term for a physician.