quack doctor; incompetent physician
Abbreviation of 藪医者. A derogatory term for an unskilled or fraudulent doctor. Often used in informal or critical contexts.
See also: やぶ医者
If you go to that quack, you might end up getting surgery even for a cold—it's scary.
Sometimes 藪医者 is abbreviated to 藪医.
Standard kanji spelling for this abbreviation.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in informal writing.
Abbreviation of 藪医者 (yabuisha), literally 'bush doctor', implying a doctor who practices in the bushes (i.e., without proper training or credentials). The exact origin is uncertain, but the term has been used since the Edo period.