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ドクター (dokutaa) Japanese meaning: doctor | Kotomora

ドクター

also: ドクトル

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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doctor; physician

Common loanword for a medical doctor or physician. Also used in titles (e.g., ドクターX) and academic contexts.

from Dutch doctor · from German Doktor

彼かれは大だい学がく病びょう院いんのドクターです

。

He is a doctor at the university hospital.

ドクターストップがかかった。

The doctor ordered him to stop (e.g., boxing match, overwork).

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉がドクターに相そう談だんするfor someone to consult a doctor
体たい調ちょうが悪わるいのでドクターに相そう談だんした。
Since I wasn't feeling well, I consulted a doctor.
ドクターの指し示じに従したがうto follow a doctor's instructions
手しゅ術じゅつ後ごはドクターの指し示じに従したがってください。
Please follow the doctor's instructions after the surgery.
ドクターの診しん断だんを受うけるto receive a doctor's diagnosis
念ねんのためドクターの診しん断だんを受うけた。
I got a diagnosis from a doctor just to be safe.

Related words

医い者しゃN5
医者 is the everyday native Japanese word for a doctor, while ドクター is a loanword often used in more formal, professional, or media contexts.
医い師しN3
医師 is the formal, official term used in legal and administrative contexts, whereas ドクター is a casual loanword often used in conversation or titles.

Don't confuse with

博士はかせN3
博士 refers to an academic doctorate (Ph.D.) holder, while ドクター in its main sense means a medical doctor, though it can also mean 博士 in academic contexts.

Counted with

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

Word family· 12

ドクターカー
doctor car; emergency vehicle with a doctor on board
ドクターヘリ
air ambulance; helicopter ambulance; HEMS
ツリードクター
tree doctor; arborist
ドクターコース
doctoral program; doctoral course
ホームドクター

Written forms

ドクターUsage97%
Standard katakana loanword from English 'doctor' (via Dutch/German).
ドクトルUsage3%
Older borrowing from Dutch/German; now largely replaced by ドクター.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'doctor', likely via Dutch 'doctor' or German 'Doktor'. The variant ドクトル reflects an older borrowing from Dutch/German.

family doctor; GP; primary care physician

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ポストドクター
postdoc; postdoctoral researcher
オーバードクター
unemployed PhD holder · postdoctoral fellow; postdoc
スポーツドクター
sports physician; sports medicine doctor
ドクターイエロー
Doctor Yellow; Shinkansen inspection train
ドクターストップ
doctor's orders to stop something · stoppage of a fight by the ringside doctor

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