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
- [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 nrjoX 'i, literally “woman + doctor”). First attested in 718.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɲ̟o̞i]
Noun
女医 • (nyoi) ←によい (nyoi)?
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “女医”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN