医 学 生(いがくせい)

いがくせい

noun

medical student

1. medical student

A student enrolled in a faculty of medicine, training to become a doctor. The Japanese medical program is six years, so 医学生(いがくせい) typically spans first through sixth-year students.

弟(おとうと)は医学生(いがくせい)だ。

My younger brother is a medical student.

医学生(いがくせい)は試験(しけん)に追(お)われる毎日(まいにち)を送(おく)っている。

Medical students spend their days chased by exams.

六年生(ろくねんせい)の医学生(いがくせい)は病院(びょういん)で実習(じっしゅう)を行(おこな)う。

Sixth-year medical students do their clinical training at hospitals.

医学(いがく) (medicine) + 生(せい) (student). The 生(せい) suffix attaches to fields to form names for students of that field.

Common collocations

医学生(いがくせい)になる: to become a medical student
医学生(いがくせい)の実習(じっしゅう): medical-student clinical training
医学生(いがくせい)時代(じだい): one's days as a medical student

STUDENT SUFFIXES (生(せい)):

大学生(だいがくせい): university student
高校生(こうこうせい): high-school student
留学生(りゅうがくせい): international student
歯学生(しがくせい): dental student

Related words

研修医(けんしゅうい): medical resident (after graduation, in training)
医師(いし): doctor, physician (licensed)

Related Words

Related: 医師(いし) (doctor, physician)

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Added 2026.5.15 12:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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