医
医 — Doctor
doctor, medicine
On’yomiイ (i)
Kun’yomiいやす (iyasu)
Kun’yomiいする (isuru)
Kun’yomiくすし (kusushi)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 医
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 医療 | いりょう iryou | medical treatment; medical care |
| 医学 | いがく igaku | medicine; medical science |
| 医師 | いし ishi | doctor; physician |
| 医薬品 | いやくひん iyakuhin | medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs |
| 医者 | いしゃ isha | doctor; physician |
| 医大 | いだい idai | medical university; medical college; medical school |
Study notes
医 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #437 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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