耳鼻科

Japanese

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

Etymology

From 耳鼻(じび) (jibi, “ears and nose”) + 科(か) (ka, “field of study”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じびか [jìbíká] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑibʲika̠]

Noun

耳(じ)鼻(び)科(か) • (jibi-ka) ^{←じびくわ (zibikwa)?}

1. (medicine) short for 耳鼻咽喉科学(じびいんこうかがく) (jibi-inkō-ka-gaku): study of the ear and nose, otorhinolaryngology

Derived terms

• 耳鼻科医(じびかい) (jibi-ka-i): an otorhinolaryngologist, an ENT doctor