名医(めいい)

めいい
noun
renowned doctor; skilled physician
occupationhealth
1. renowned doctor; highly skilled physician
A doctor with an outstanding reputation for diagnosis and treatment. The word carries admiration and is used of individuals people seek out by name, often by word of mouth.
名医(めいい)として知(し)られている。
He is known as a renowned doctor.
評判(ひょうばん)の名医(めいい)に診(み)てもらった。
I had a much-talked-about specialist examine me.
全国(ぜんこく)から患者(かんじゃ)が訪(おとず)れるほどの名医(めいい)だと聞(き)いている。
I hear he is such a renowned doctor that patients come to him from all over the country.

The prefix 名(めい) means "famous, master-class" and forms a productive set of praise words: 名医(めいい), 名人(めいじん) (master), 名作(めいさく) (masterpiece), 名選手(めいせんしゅ) (star player).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 専門医(せんもんい): specialist — a factual qualification, not praise
  • 主治医(しゅじい): attending physician — the doctor in charge of your case
  • やぶ医者(いしゃ): quack — the opposite, a doctor considered incompetent

Related Words

Compare: 主治医(しゅじい) (attending physician)
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Added 2026.8.22 21:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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