医師 (いし, ishi) Japanese meaning: doctor

医師 (いし, ishi) Japanese meaning: doctor | Kotomora

Kanji

医い者しゃN5
医師 is the formal, official term used in professional and written contexts, while 医者 is the everyday word people use in casual conversation.
ドクターN1
医師 is the standard formal noun for a doctor, whereas ドクター is a casual loanword often used as a direct address or in informal/foreign contexts.
侍じ医い
医師 is the general word for any medical doctor, while 侍医 specifically means a physician serving the imperial court or shogunate.
医い
医師 is the standard formal noun for a doctor used in official and written contexts, whereas 医 as a standalone noun is even more literary and mostly appears as a suffix like 外科医.

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お医い者しゃさんN1
医師 is the formal, professional title used in official, legal, or medical contexts, whereas お医者さん is the warm, conversational term used in daily life.
開かい業ぎょう医い
医師 is the general formal term for any doctor, whereas 開業医 specifically means one who runs a private practice.
女じょ医い
医師 is the formal, gender-neutral term used in professional and legal contexts, whereas 女医 explicitly marks the doctor as female.

看かん護ご師しN4
医師 refers to a doctor who diagnoses and treats patients, while 看護師 refers to a nurse who assists in patient care; both end in 師 and are easily confused by learners.
技ぎ師しN3
医師 (a medical doctor) and 技師 (an engineer or technician) share the same 師 ending and similar sound, but refer to completely different professions.

名めいN2
医師 is often counted with 名 in formal or official contexts, such as news reports or hospital records.
人にん
医師 can also be counted with the everyday counter 人 in less formal speech.

医い師しUsage100%
Standard kanji form; high-frequency in news and general use.
醫い師しUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Kyūjitai form; included for search compatibility.

Compound of 医 (medicine) and 師 (master, specialist). The spelling is conventional; the exact historical derivation is uncertain.