耳鼻科

Japanese

Kanji in this term
耳	鼻	科
じ Grade: 1	び Grade: 3	か Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From 耳 (じ)鼻 (び) (jibi, “ears and nose”) + 科 (か) (ka, “field of study”); compare 科学 (かがく) (kagaku, “science”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) じびか [jìbíká] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [d͡ʑibʲika̠]

Noun

耳鼻科 (hiragana じびか, rōmaji jibika, historical hiragana じびくわ)

(medicine) short for 耳鼻咽喉科学 (じびいんこうかがく) (jibiinkōkagaku): study of the ear and nose, otorhinolaryngology

Derived terms

耳 (じ)鼻 (び)科 (か)医 (い) (jibikai): an otorhinolaryngologist, an ENT doctor

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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