歯医者

• 読み: はいしゃ
• ローマ字: haisha
• 漢字の分解: 歯 (shi/ha) — tooth; 医 (i) — medicine; 者 (sha/mono) — person
• 発音: /ha.i.ɕa/

意味

A dentist; a dental clinic. Refers to both the dental professional and the dental office.

Can mean either the dentist (the person) or the dental clinic (the place). Context determines which meaning applies. Going to the dentist is 歯医者に行く. The more formal term is 歯科医 (shikai, dental doctor), but 歯医者 is far more common in everyday speech. Japan has a high density of dental clinics, making them easily accessible.

例文

1. 歯が痛いので歯医者に行きます。
2. 半年に一回、歯医者で検査をしています。
3. 子供のころ、歯医者が怖かった。

使い方ガイド

場面: health, medical, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 歯 (ha, tooth) and 医者 (isha, doctor). 歯 depicts a tooth in the mouth, 医 relates to medicine, and 者 means person.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal