藪医者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
やぶ
Hyōgaiji

Grade: 3
しゃ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi on’yomi

Etymology

A compound made from 野巫 (yabu /やぶ/, rural witch doctor) + 医者 (isha /いしゃ/, doctor; medical man; physician). Note that the (yabu /やぶ/, bush) is an ateji.

Pronunciation

Noun

(やぶ)()(しゃ) (yabuisha) 

  1. a quack, horse doctor; poor doctor, inept doctor

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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