柔じゅう道どう整せい復ふく師し

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Meanings

noun

judo therapist; judo bone-setter

A licensed Japanese medical professional who specializes in treating fractures, dislocations, sprains, and bruises using traditional judo-based manual techniques. The official English term is 'judo therapist'.

柔じゅう道どう整せい復ふく師しは骨こっ折せつや脱だっ臼きゅうの治ち療りょうを行おこなう国こっ家か資し格かくです。
A judo therapist is a nationally licensed professional who treats fractures and dislocations.
彼かれは柔じゅう道どう整せい復ふく師しの資し格かくを取とるために専せん門もん学がっ校こうに通かよっている。
He is attending a vocational school to obtain his judo therapist license.

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Kanji

柔tender, weakness, gentleness
道road-way, street, district
整organize, arranging, tune
復restore, return to, revert
師expert, teacher, master
征subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes
服clothing, admit, obey

Related words

接せっ骨こつ師し
接骨師 is an older, now unofficial term for a bone-setter; 柔道整復師 is the modern, legally defined license.
整せい体たい師し
整体師 is a non-licensed bodywork practitioner focusing on posture and alignment, while 柔道整復師 is a licensed medical professional for bone and joint injuries.

Built from

柔じゅう道どう+整せい復ふく師し

Written forms

柔じゅう道どう整せい復ふく師し
Standard kanji spelling for this licensed profession.
柔じゅう道どう征せい服ふく師し
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage noted; 征服 means 'conquest' and is not the standard spelling.

Etymology

Compound of 柔道 (judo) + 整復 (reduction, setting of bones) + 師 (master, specialist). The term reflects the historical connection between traditional judo training and bone-setting techniques.