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How to say 'Doctor' in Japanese | 医者

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The Japanese word for Doctor is 'Isha', written as 医者 in Japanese.'Doctor' in hiragana is いしゃ.

    word

    医者

    Meaning

    Doctor

    Reading

    いしゃ

    isha

    Kanji

    医Doctor 者Someone

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '医者 (いしゃ)' means 'doctor'. It refers to a medical professional who diagnoses and treats illnesses. This term is commonly used in everyday conversation and is neutral in tone. For example: I went to the doctor「医者に行きました」(いしゃにいきました). The doctor is kind「その医者は優しいです」(そのいしゃはやさしいです). Note that '医者' is often used interchangeably with '医師 (いし)', though '医師' is more formal and typically used in professional or legal contexts.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    1512

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 医者

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    医

    Meaning

    Doctor

  • kanji

    者

    Meaning

    Someone

Words Related to 医者 Through the Kanji 医

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 医 as well.

  • word

    医療

    Meaning

    Medical care

  • word

    医師

    Meaning

    Doctor

  • word

    お医者さん

    Meaning

    Doctor

  • word

    歯医者

    Meaning

    Dentist

  • word

    医学

    Meaning

    Medicine

  • word

    医

    Meaning

    Doctor

Words Related to 医者 Through the Kanji 者

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 者 as well.

  • word

    患者

    Meaning

    Patient

  • word

    お医者さん

    Meaning

    Doctor

  • word

    歯医者

    Meaning

    Dentist

  • word

    若者

    Meaning

    Youth

  • word

    記者

    Meaning

    Reporter

  • word

    読者

    Meaning

    Reader

  • word

    両者

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    消費者

    Meaning

    Consumer

  • word

    科学者

    Meaning

    Scientist

  • word

    筆者

    Meaning

    Author

  • word

    後者

    Meaning

    Latter

  • word

    他者

    Meaning

    Others

  • word

    学者

    Meaning

    Scholar

  • word

    作者

    Meaning

    Author

  • word

    著者

    Meaning

    Author

  • word

    前者

    Meaning

    Former

  • word

    死者

    Meaning

    Dead

  • word

    業者

    Meaning

    Trader, Contractor

  • word

    役者

    Meaning

    Actor

  • word

    歩行者

    Meaning

    Pedestrian

  • word

    文学者

    Meaning

    Literary scholar

  • word

    信者

    Meaning

    Follower, Believer

  • word

    歩行者天国

    Meaning

    Pedestrian zone

  • word

    者

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    何者

    Meaning

    What, Who

  • word

    労働者

    Meaning

    Worker

  • word

    使者

    Meaning

    Messenger

  • word

    保護者

    Meaning

    Guardian

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What does 'Isha' (医者) mean?

'Isha' means 'Doctor' .

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