noun
Only with reading やぶ
Refers to a dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees; often implies a wild, tangled area.
庭の隅に藪ができてしまった。
A thicket has grown in the corner of the garden.
猫が藪の中から出てきた。
A cat came out of the bushes.
noun
Abbreviation of 藪医者 (やぶいしゃ), meaning an incompetent or unskilled doctor. Usually written in kana. Often used humorously or derogatorily.
See also: 藪医者 (やぶいしゃ)
あの医者はやぶだと言われている。
That doctor is said to be a quack.
やぶに診てもらうと、
If you get treated by a quack, you'll get worse instead.
Variant kanji form; less common but still encountered.
The kanji 藪 is a phono-semantic compound; the exact historical derivation is uncertain. The 'quack' sense comes from the abbreviation of 藪医者, where 藪 may have originally implied 'bush-league' or 'unrefined'.