医い者しゃ

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しゃ

Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

General term for a medical doctor. In polite speech, often used as お医者さん.

〈人ひと〉が医い者しゃになるto become a doctor
彼かれは将しょう来らい医い者しゃになりたいと言いっている。
He says he wants to become a doctor in the future.
医い者しゃに見みてもらうto have a doctor examine (something/someone)
熱ねつが下さがらないので医い者しゃに見みてもらった。
Since my fever wouldn't go down, I had a doctor examine me.
医い者しゃに相そう談だんするto consult a doctor
薬くすりを飲のむ前まえに医い者しゃに相そう談だんしてください。
Please consult a doctor before taking the medicine.

医い師しN3
医師 is the formal, professional term used in official or medical contexts, while 医者 is the everyday word for a doctor.
ドクターN1
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.
獣じゅう医い
医者 is the general word for a doctor who treats people, while 獣医 specifically treats animals.
専せん門もん医い
医者 is the general word for a doctor of any kind, while 専門医 specifically means a board-certified specialist in one medical field.

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女じょ医い
医者 is the general, everyday word for 'doctor' regardless of gender, while 女医 specifically points out that the doctor is a woman.
医い
医者 is the everyday, spoken word for a doctor, while standalone 医 is formal or literary and rarely used alone in modern speech.
外げ科か医い
医者 is the general word for a doctor of any kind, while 外科医 specifically means a surgeon who performs operations.
軍ぐん医い
医者 is the general word for a doctor, while 軍医 specifically means a doctor who serves in the military.
眼がん科か医い
医者 is the general word for any medical doctor, while 眼科医 specifically means an eye specialist.
開かい業ぎょう医い
医者 is the everyday, general word for doctor, while 開業医 narrows this to a doctor who owns and operates their own clinic.

患かん者じゃN3
医者 is the one who treats illness, while 患者 is the patient who receives treatment.

お医い者しゃさんpolite 丁寧語N1
お医者さん is the polite, conversational form of 医者, used when speaking respectfully or to children.

歯は医い者しゃN5
医者 refers to a doctor in general, whereas 歯医者 specifically means a dentist.
博はく士しN1
博士 is an academic title for someone with a doctoral degree, while 医者 specifically means a medical doctor who treats patients.
医い学がくN4
医者 means 'doctor' (a person), while 医学 means 'medicine' (the field of study), so they should not be used interchangeably.

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看かん護ご師しN4
看護師 refers to a nurse who assists with patient care, while 医者 refers to a doctor who diagnoses and treats illness.
患かん者じゃN3
患者 is the person being treated, whereas 医者 is the doctor who provides the treatment; learners often mix up the two 者-words.

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

歯は医い者しゃN5
dentist
町まち医い者しゃ
physician in private practice; local doctor · town doctor (historical); doctor serving commoners
お医い者しゃさんN1
doctor; physician
偽にせ医い者しゃ
quack; fake doctor
目め医い者しゃ
eye doctor; ophthalmologist

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Compound of 医 (medicine) and 者 (person). The reading いしゃ is a regular on'yomi combination.