医師

ishi

noun★Beginner

🏥Medicine

formal

A licensed medical professional who diagnoses and treats illnesses and injuries.

この病院には優秀な医師が多いです。

This hospital has many excellent doctors.

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In Japanese, '医師' specifically refers to a physician (MD) and not other medical professionals like nurses or dentists.

Collocations

医師になるto become a doctor医師に相談するto consult a doctor

医師国家試験phrase

National Medical Licensing Examination

Use '医師' in formal writing or professional settings, while '医者' is more casual.

'医師' is the term used in official documents, medical licenses, and professional settings.

From '医' (medicine/doctor) + '師' (expert/master). The term combines the concept of medical practice with the idea of expertise.

'医師' is the formal term for a doctor in professional or official contexts. '医者' is more commonly used in everyday conversation.

医

medicine

root

師

expert/master

suffix

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