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偽医者 (にせいしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

偽にせ医い者しゃ

Meanings

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noun

quack; fake doctor

A person who practices medicine without a license or proper qualifications; often used in news or warnings about medical fraud.

その偽にせ医い者しゃは逮たい捕ほされた。
The fake doctor was arrested.
偽にせ医い者しゃに診みてもらうのは危き険けんだ。
It's dangerous to be treated by a quack.

Written forms

偽にせ医い者しゃ
Standard kanji spelling.
にせ医い者しゃ
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but still used.

Kanji

偽falsehood, lie, deceive
医doctor, medicine
者someone, person

Similar words

偽にせ者もの
偽者 is a general term for an impostor or fake person, while 偽医者 specifically refers to a fake doctor.
ヤブ医い者しゃ
ヤブ医者 is a colloquial term for an incompetent but licensed doctor, whereas 偽医者 is an unlicensed fraud.

Etymology

Compound of 偽 (にせ, 'fake') and 医者 (いしゃ, 'doctor').