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

Noun

女(じょ)医(い) • (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
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(にょ)医(い) • (nyoi) ←によい (nyoi)?

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

References
  1. “女医”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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