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医員 (いいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

医い員いん

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Meanings

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noun

medical staff; doctor

Refers to a physician or medical staff member, typically in a hospital or clinic setting. Often used in formal or institutional contexts.

彼かれは大だい学がく病びょう院いんの医い員いんとして勤きん務むしている。
He works as a medical staff member at the university hospital.
医い員いんの指し示じに従したがってください。
Please follow the doctor's instructions.

Kanji

医doctor, medicine
員employee, member, number

Similar words

医い師し
医師 is the standard, neutral term for a medical doctor, while 医員 is more formal and often used in institutional contexts to refer to a staff physician.
医い者しゃ
医者 is the common, everyday word for a doctor. 医員 is more formal and less personal, often used in official or hospital settings.

Etymology

Compound of 医 (medicine) and 員 (member/staff). The term likely emerged in the Meiji period as part of the modernization of medical institutions, referring to a member of a medical staff.