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目医者

Eye Doctor


Meaning

Eye Doctor, 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

Explanation

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


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 目医者を調べる

    to look up an eye doctor

    目医者をさがす

    to search for an eye doctor

    目医者を回る

    to go visit various eye doctors

  • 目医者から言われる

    to be told by an eye doctor

    目医者からもどる

    to return from the eye doctor

    目医者からもらう

    to receive from an eye doctor

  • 目医者にいる

    to be at the eye doctor

    目医者に行く

    to go to the eye doctor

    目医者に聞く

    to ask 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