刀とう圭けい

noun

medicine; art of medicine; doctor

Formal, literary term for the medical profession or a physician. Rare in modern Japanese; typically encountered in classical or elevated contexts.

• 彼かれは刀とう圭けいの道みちを志こころざした。

  He devoted himself to the art of medicine.

noun

dispensing spoon

Historical tool used for measuring or dispensing medicine. Extremely rare outside of historical or literary references.

• 古ふるい薬やっ局きょくには刀とう圭けいが展てん示じされていることがある。

  Old pharmacies sometimes display a dispensing spoon.