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歯医者 (はいしゃ, haisha) Japanese meaning: dentist | Kotomora

歯は医い者しゃ

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Meanings

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Common word for a dentist or a dental clinic. Can refer to the person or the place.

明日あした、歯は医い者しゃに行いく予よ定ていです。

I plan to go to the dentist tomorrow.

歯は医い者しゃで虫むし歯ばを治ち療りょうしてもらった。

I had a cavity treated at the dentist.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が歯は医い者しゃに行いくto go to the dentist
歯はが痛いたいので歯は医い者しゃに行いった。
My tooth hurt, so I went to the dentist.
〈人ひと〉が歯は医い者しゃにかかるto see/consult a dentist (regularly or for treatment)
子こ供どものころからずっと同おなじ歯は医い者しゃにかかっている。
I've been seeing the same dentist since I was a child.
歯は医い者しゃを予よ約やくするto make a dentist appointment
来らい週しゅうの歯は医い者しゃを予よ約やくした。
I booked a dentist appointment for next week.

Kanji

歯tooth, cog
医doctor, medicine
者someone, person

Related words

歯し科か医いN2
歯科医 is the formal, professional term for a dentist, while 歯医者 is the everyday word used in casual conversation.
歯し科か医い院いん
歯科医院 is the formal term for a dental clinic as a place, whereas 歯医者 is the casual word that can also mean the clinic.
歯し科かN1
歯医者 is the everyday word for a dentist or dental clinic, while 歯科 is the more formal term for the field or department of dentistry.
歯し科か医い師し
歯医者 is the common, casual word for a dentist (or dental clinic), while 歯科医師 is the formal professional title used in official or medical contexts.

Don't confuse with

医い者しゃN5
医者 refers to a doctor in general, whereas 歯医者 specifically means a dentist.
お医い者しゃさんN1
歯医者 specifically means a dentist, while お医者さん refers to a doctor in general, so the two are not interchangeable despite the shared 医者 root.

Built from

歯は+医い者しゃ

Etymology

Compound of 歯 (ha, 'tooth') + 医者 (isha, 'doctor').