医

medicine

JLPT N4 Grade 3 7 strokes

On'yomi: イ

医 means "medicine". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 7 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is イ. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

Example word

医者いしゃ

doctor

医 in example sentences

私わたしは医者いしゃです。

Watashi wa isha desu.

I'm a doctor.
父ちちは医者いしゃです。

Chichi wa isha desu.

My father is a doctor.
お医者いしゃさんなの？

O ishasan na no?

Are you a doctor?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 医 mean?: 医 means "medicine". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
How many strokes does 医 have?: 医 is written in 7 strokes.
How is 医 read?: Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is イ.
What JLPT level is 医?: 医 is a JLPT N4 kanji.

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