医者

いしゃ

Doctor; physician

N5noun·isha

How to remember it

医 (medicine) + 者 (person) — literally a medicine person.

Example sentences

  • 医者に行く。

    いしゃにいく。

    I go to the doctor.

  • 彼は医者です。

    かれはいしゃです。

    He is a doctor.

Usage

Slightly formal; speakers often say 先生 in everyday conversation.

Related words

病院病気看護師

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