女医

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
女	医
じょ Grade: 1	い Grade: 3
kan’on	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
女醫 (kyūjitai)

Shift in reading from older nyoi. First attested in 1707.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じょい [jòí] (Heiban – [0])[2][3][4]
(Tokyo) じょい [jóꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3][4]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞i]

Noun

女(じょ)医(い) • (joi) ^{←ぢよい (dyoi)^?}

[from 1707] a female doctor
[date uncertain] (historical) in the ancient Ritsuryō system, a traditional Japanese midwife

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
女	医
にょ Grade: 1	い Grade: 3
goon	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
女醫 (kyūjitai)

From Old Japanese, in turn from Middle Chinese 女醫 (MC ɳɨʌ^X ʔɨ, literally “woman + doctor”). First attested in 718.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɲ̟o̞i]

Noun

女(にょ)医(い) • (nyoi) ^{←によい (nyoi)^?}

[from 718] (historical) in the ancient Ritsuryō system, a traditional Japanese midwife

References

“女医”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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