医者(いしゃ)

いしゃ
noun
doctor, physician
1. doctor, physician
A medical professional who diagnoses and treats patients.
医者(いしゃ)に行(い)く。
To go to the doctor.
医者(いしゃ)になりたい。
I want to become a doctor.
熱(ねつ)があるので、医者(いしゃ)に診(み)てもらった。
I had a fever, so I had a doctor examine me.
医者(いしゃ)は「もっと休(やす)んでください」と言(い)った。
The doctor said, "Please rest more."
お腹(なか)が痛(いた)くて医者(いしゃ)に行(い)ったら、薬(くすり)をもらった。
I went to the doctor because my stomach hurt, and I received medicine.

医者(いしゃ) is the everyday word for 'doctor' in Japanese.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 医者(いしゃ)に行(い)く: to go to the doctor
  • 医者(いしゃ)に診(み)てもらう: to be examined by a doctor
  • 医者(いしゃ)に掛(か)かる: to see a doctor (for treatment)
  • 医者(いしゃ)になる: to become a doctor

FORMALITY LEVELS:

  • お医者(いしゃ)さん: doctor (polite, child-friendly — the most common spoken form)
  • 医者(いしゃ): doctor (neutral)
  • 医師(いし): physician (formal/official — used in documents, news, and legal contexts)

SPECIALISTS:

  • 歯医者(はいしゃ): dentist
  • 獣医(じゅうい): veterinarian
  • 名医(めいい): renowned doctor

PROVERB:
医者(いしゃ)の不養生(ふようじょう): the doctor neglects their own health (equivalent to 'the cobbler's children have no shoes')

Related Words

Synonym: 医師(いし) (formal/official)
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Added 2026.1.11 18:18 · Revised 2026.4.1 16:23
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