court physician; imperial physician
Historical term for a doctor serving the imperial court or a shogunate. In modern contexts, may refer to the current Imperial Household Agency physicians.
In the Edo period, court physicians managed the shogun's health.
The Imperial Household Agency's court physicians attend to His Majesty the Emperor.
That doctor served as the Emperor's physician for many years.
He became a physician to the imperial household at a young age.
主治医 is the personal doctor in charge of any patient's care, whereas 侍医 is a historical or institutional post tied to the court.
御典医 refers specifically to a shogunate-era physician, while 侍医 more broadly covers court or imperial physicians of any era.
侍女 shares the kanji 侍 with 侍医 but means a lady-in-waiting or maidservant, not a physician.
Standard kanji spelling for 'court physician'.
Compound of 侍 (じ, 'to serve a noble') and 医 (い, 'physician'). The reading じい is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi readings.