| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 医者 | いしゃ |
Pronunciation: isha
How to Say It Outloud: ee-shah
Usage: Commonly used for a medical doctor.
Example Sentence Japanese:
私の父は医者です。
私の父は医者です。Example Sentence English:My father is a doctor.
My father is a doctor.| Katakana |
|---|
| ドクター |
Pronunciation: dokutā
How to Say It Outloud: doh-koo-tah
Usage: Used more for titles or in a more formal context.
Example Sentence Japanese:そのドクターは有名です。
そのドクターは有名です。Example Sentence English:That doctor is famous.
That doctor is famous.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 博士 | はかせ |
Pronunciation: hakase
How to Say It Outloud: hah-kah-seh
Usage: Can refer to an academic doctor (PhD) or a specialist in a particular field.
Example Sentence Japanese:彼は医学の博士です。
彼は医学の博士です。Example Sentence English:He is a doctor of medicine.
He is a doctor of medicine.Dictionary
医師いしCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- doctor; physician
- Physician
医者いしゃCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- doctor; physician
お医者さんおいしゃさんCommon word
Noun- doctor
博士はかせCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- expert; learned person
Noun, used as a suffix
- doctor; PhD; Dr.
- instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period)
- pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
- Doctor (title)
博はくCommon word
Noun, used as a suffix- doctor; PhD
- exposition; fair; exhibition
医いCommon word
Noun- medicine; the healing art; healing; curing
Noun, used as a suffix
- doctor
ドクタードクターCommon word
Noun- doctor
- Doctor
医伯いはく
Noun- doctor
刀圭とうけい
Noun- doctor
お医者様おいしゃさま
Noun- doctor; physician
刀圭家とうけいか
Noun- doctor
はくしCommon word
NounNoun, used as a suffix
- doctor; PhD; Dr.
誤魔化すごまかすCommon wordjlpt-n1
Godan verb with 'su' endingTransitive verb
- to deceive; to cheat; to swindle
Transitive verb
- to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to doctor; to cook
Transitive verb
- to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away
Transitive verb
- to embezzle; to pocket
先生せんせいCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- teacher; instructor; master
Noun, used as a suffix
- sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
- intimate or teasing form of address
- one's elder
- Sensei
くすし
Noun- doctor
医員いいん
Noun- medical staff; doctor
名医めいい
Noun- noted doctor; excellent physician
無医村むいそん
Noun- village lacking a doctor; doctorless village
主治医しゅじいCommon word
Noun- attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
藪医者やぶいしゃ
Noun- inept doctor; bad doctor; poor doctor; quack
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