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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 typically spans first through sixth-year students.
弟は医学生だ。
My younger brother is a medical student.
医学生は試験に追われる毎日を送っている。
Medical students spend their days chased by exams.
六年生の医学生は病院で実習を行う。
Sixth-year medical students do their clinical training at hospitals.
医学 (medicine) + 生 (student). The 生 suffix attaches to fields to form names for students of that field.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 医学生になる: to become a medical student
- 医学生の実習: medical-student clinical training
- 医学生時代: one's days as a medical student
STUDENT SUFFIXES (生):
- 大学生: university student
- 高校生: high-school student
- 留学生: international student
- 歯学生: dental student
RELATED:
- 研修医: medical resident (after graduation, in training)
- 医師: doctor, physician (licensed)