医 – doctor, medicine

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The kanji 医 means doctor, medicine. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is イ (i); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is い.やす、い.する、くすし (iyasu, isuru, kusushi). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 匸 (no. 23).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	イ	i
Kun’yomi	い.やす	iyasu
Kun’yomi	い.する	isuru
Kun’yomi	くすし	kusushi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 匸 (Kangxi radical 23). Components: 矢・匚・乞.

Words using 医

医者いしゃdoctor医学いがくmedicine歯医者はいしゃdentist医師いしdoctor医療いりょうmedical treatment医院いいんdoctor's office

Example sentences

医者は彼の折れた足をついだ。

The doctor set his broken leg.

Tatoeba #190767

二人の医者が医学の話をしていた。

Two doctors were talking shop.

Tatoeba #123119

今日歯医者へ行きました。

Today I went to the dentist's.

Tatoeba #171440

Kanji with the same radical

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