女医

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
じょ
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling
女醫 (kyūjitai)

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(じょ)() (joiぢよい (dyoi)?

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

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
にょ
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
goon on'yomi
Alternative spelling
女醫 (kyūjitai)
 女医 on Japanese Wikipedia

From Old Japanese, in turn from Middle Chinese 女醫 (MC nrjoX 'i, literally “woman + doctor”). First attested in 718.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(にょ)() (nyoiによい (nyoi)?

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

References

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  1. 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. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 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. 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