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Doctor
醫者 is a secondary title used to refer to medical doctors or physicians in Japanese Kanji.
Doctor
医師 is the most common title used to refer to medical doctors or physicians in modern Japanese Kanji.
Before WWII, this would be written 醫師 in Japan (same as Traditional Chinese).
Benevolent and Skilled Doctor
Short version
妙手仁心 is a phrase that celebrates the benevolence, skill, and service to his/her patients.
Here's a breakdown of the characters:
妙手 miào shǒu is an admirable skill in curing disease (when referring to doctors).
仁心 rén xīn kindheartedness, charity, benevolent heart.
Benevolent and Skilled Doctor
妙手仁心悬壶济世 is a phrase that celebrates the benevolence, skill, and service to his/her patients.
Here's a breakdown of the characters:
妙手 miào shǒu admirable skill in curing disease (when used in reference to doctors).
仁心 rén xīn kindheartedness, charity, benevolent heart.
悬壶济世 xuán hú jì shì practice medicine or pharmacy to help the people or the public.
Doctor
醫師 is the title used to refer to medical doctors or physicians in old Korean Hanja.
Notes:
Also means “doctor” in Chinese but is not the most commonly used title.
醫師 is the ancient/traditional form of doctor in Japanese (they simplified the first character to 医 in Japan after WWII).
Doctor
醫生 is the title used to refer to medical doctors or physicians in China.
Note: Sometimes, this same term is used in Korean, but not common.
The meaning is close to “healer [of] life” as the first character, 醫, can mean medicine, the healing art, healing, curing, medical, to cure, or to treat. The second character, 生, means birth or life.
In Japan, they use a simplified version of the first character (医生 is also used as the Simplified Chinese version of Doctor). If you want this version, please click the characters to the right instead of the button above.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
医家 see styles |
ika いか |
(1) (dated) family of doctors; (2) (dated) doctor |
名符 see styles |
myoubu / myobu みょうぶ |
(archaism) proof of identity (for nobles, doctors, etc.) (Heian period) |
江湖 see styles |
jiāng hú jiang1 hu2 chiang hu gouko / goko ごうこ |
rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2]); (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde; (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld Zen disciples; (surname) Kōko Kiangsi and Hunan, where and whence the 禪 Chan (Zen) or Intuitive movement had its early spread, the title being applied to followers of this cult. |
法眼 see styles |
fǎ yǎn fa3 yan3 fa yen hougen / hogen ほうげん |
discerning eye (1) {Buddh} (See 五眼) the dharma eye; (2) (abbreviation) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) (archaism) title bestowed upon doctors, etc.; (surname) Hougen The (bodhisattva) dharma-eye able to penetrate all things. Name of the founder of the法眼宗 Fayan sect, one of the five Chan (Zen) schools. |
白衣 see styles |
bái yī bai2 yi1 pai i hakui(p); byakue; byakui; hakue; shirokinu; shiroginu はくい(P); びゃくえ; びゃくい; はくえ; しろきぬ; しろぎぬ |
(1) white clothes; white robe; (2) (はくい only) white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); (3) (はくい, はくえ only) (hist) commoner without rank (in ancient China); (4) (びゃくえ, はくえ, しろきぬ, しろぎぬ only) (ant: 緇衣・しえ・2) layperson White clothing, said to be that of Brahmans and other people, hence it and 白俗 are terms for the common people. It is a name also for Guanyin. |
藥師 药师 see styles |
yào shī yao4 shi1 yao shih yakushi やくし |
(surname) Yakushi Bhaiṣajya-guru-vaiḍūrya-prabhāṣa; 藥師璢璃光如來; 大醫王佛; 醫王善逝, etc. The Buddha of Medicine, who heals all diseases, including the disease of ignorance. His image is often at the left of Śākyamuni Buddha's, and he is associated with the east. The history of this personification is not yet known, but cf. the chapter on the 藥王 in the Lotus Sutra. There are several sutras relating to him, the藥王璢璃光, etc., tr. by Xuanzang circa A.D. 650, and others. There are shrines of the 藥王三尊 the three honoured doctors, with Yaoshi in the middle and as assistants 日光邊照 the Bodhisattva Sunlight everywhere shining on his right and 月光邊照 the Bodhisattva Moonlight, etc., on his left. The 藥王七佛 seven healing Buddhas are also all in the east. There are also the 藥王十二神將 twelve spiritual generals or protectors of Yaoshi, for guarding his worshippers. |
醫王 医王 see styles |
yī wáng yi1 wang2 i wang iō |
The Buddha as healer of sufferings; also the Medicine King, v. 藥 19. |
醫護 医护 see styles |
yī hù yi1 hu4 i hu |
doctors and nurses; medic; medical (personnel) |
先生方 see styles |
senseigata / sensegata せんせいがた |
doctors; teachers |
医師団 see styles |
ishidan いしだん |
team of doctors |
大醫王 大医王 see styles |
dà yī wáng da4 yi1 wang2 ta i wang dai i ō |
Great Lord of healing, an epithet of Buddhas and bodhisattvas. |
柯棣華 柯棣华 see styles |
kē dì huá ke1 di4 hua2 k`o ti hua ko ti hua |
Dwarkanath Kotnis (1910-1942), one of five Indian doctors sent to China to provide medical assistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War |
以藥養醫 以药养医 see styles |
yǐ yào yǎng yī yi3 yao4 yang3 yi1 i yao yang i |
"drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice |
醫藥分離 医药分离 see styles |
yī yào fēn lí yi1 yao4 fen1 li2 i yao fen li |
separating medical consultation from dispensing drugs, proposed policy to counteract perceived PRC problem of "drugs serving to nourish doctors" 以藥養醫|以药养医[yi3 yao4 yang3 yi1] |
醫護人員 医护人员 see styles |
yī hù rén yuán yi1 hu4 ren2 yuan2 i hu jen yüan |
medical personnel; doctors and nurses |
Variations: |
myoubu / myobu みょうぶ |
(archaism) proof of identity (for nobles, doctors, etc.; Heian period) |
無國界醫生 无国界医生 see styles |
wú guó jiè yī shēng wu2 guo2 jie4 yi1 sheng1 wu kuo chieh i sheng |
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF charity); Doctors Without Borders |
病院医師連盟 see styles |
byouinishirenmei / byoinishirenme びょういんいしれんめい |
(o) British Hospital Doctors' Federation |
醫之好治不病以為功 医之好治不病以为功 see styles |
yī zhī hào zhì bù bìng yǐ wéi gōng yi1 zhi1 hao4 zhi4 bu4 bing4 yi3 wei2 gong1 i chih hao chih pu ping i wei kung |
doctors like to treat those who are not sick so that they can get credit for the patient's "recovery" (idiom) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Doctor | 醫者 医者 | i sha / isha | ||
| Doctor | 医師 / 醫師 医师 | i shi / ishi | ||
| Benevolent and Skilled Doctor | 妙手仁心 | miào shǒu rén xīn miao4 shou3 ren2 xin1 miao shou ren xin miaoshourenxin | miao shou jen hsin miaoshoujenhsin |
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| Benevolent and Skilled Doctor | 妙手仁心懸壺濟世 妙手仁心悬壶济世 | miào shǒu rén xīn xuán hú jì shì miao4 shou3 ren2 xin1 xuan2 hu2 ji4 shi4 miao shou ren xin xuan hu ji shi | miao shou jen hsin hsüan hu chi shih | |
| Doctor | 醫師 医师 | i shi / ishi | yī shī / yi1 shi1 / yi shi / yishi | i shih / ishih |
| Doctor | 醫生 医生 | yī shēng / yi1 sheng1 / yi sheng / yisheng | i sheng / isheng | |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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