歯医者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
歯	医	者
は Grade: 3	い Grade: 3	しゃ Grade: 3
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
齒醫者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 歯 (ha, “tooth, teeth”) +‎ 医者 (isha, “doctor”).

Pronunciation

Yutōyomi

(Tokyo) はいしゃ [háꜜìshà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [ha̠iɕa̠]

Noun

歯(は)医(い)者(しゃ) • (haisha)

dentist

Synonyms

歯科医(しかい) (shikai)

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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