Meaning

Primary

Eye Doctor

Alternatives

Oculist, Ophthalmologist

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Do you remember 医者 (doctor)? What happens when you add eye on there? You have yourself an eye doctor.

Reading

めいしゃ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is just the vocab word 医者 (いしゃ) plus the reading (), the same as the reading you learned with the kanji.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 目医者からもらう

    to receive from an eye doctor

    目医者からもどる

    to return from the eye doctor

    目医者から言われる

    to be told by an eye doctor

Context Sentences

町民の中には、目医者に通っている人も多いです。

Many people in this town go see the eye doctor.

目医者の先生って、みんなメガネかけてない?

Doesn't every eye doctor wear glasses?

今日は、目医者に行って新しい度のコンタクトレンズを作ってきました。

Today, I went to an eye doctor and got contact lens with my new prescription.

Kanji Composition