医師(いし)

いし
noun
doctor, physician
1. doctor, physician, medical doctor
The formal term for a licensed medical doctor. Used in official, legal, and professional contexts.
医師(いし)に相談(そうだん)してください。
Please consult a doctor.
担当(たんとう)医師(いし)から説明(せつめい)を受(う)けた。
I received an explanation from the attending physician.
医師(いし)免許(めんきょ)を取得(しゅとく)するには長(なが)い年月(ねんげつ)がかかる。
It takes many years to obtain a medical license.

The formal, professional term for doctor. In everyday conversation, 医者(いしゃ) is far more common. 医師(いし) appears in legal documents, news, official titles, and medical contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 担当(たんとう)医師(いし) — attending physician
  • 主治医(しゅじい) — primary doctor (uses 医(い) alone)
  • 医師(いし)免許(めんきょ) — medical license
  • 医師(いし)不足(ぶそく) — shortage of doctors
  • 医師(いし)の診断(しんだん) — doctor's diagnosis

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 医者(いしゃ) — doctor (everyday, casual)
  • 先生(せんせい) — doctor (when addressing directly)
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