의사

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doctor, physician

🩺 의사 = 醫 (medicine) + 師 (master): a master of medicine

From hanja 醫師. 의 (醫) is the medicine syllable, also in 의학 (medical science) and 의료 (medical care). 사 (師) means master or teacher, as in 교사 (teacher). Same word as Chinese 医师 and Japanese 医師 (ishi).

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