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かかりつけ医 (かかりつけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

かかりつけ医い

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Meanings

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noun

family doctor; primary care physician; GP

Refers to a doctor one regularly visits for general health needs, similar to a family doctor or GP. Common in medical and everyday contexts.

何なにかあったら、まずかかりつけ医いに相そう談だんしてください。
If anything happens, please consult your family doctor first.

かかりつけ

医い

が

いる

と

、

健けん

康こう

管かん

理り

が

し

やすい

。

Having a primary care physician makes health management easier.

Written forms

かかりつけ医い
Standard kana-kanji mixed spelling; the most common written form.
掛かかり付つけ医い
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the kana spelling is strongly preferred.

Kanji

医doctor, medicine
掛hang, suspend, depend
付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

主しゅ治じ医い
主治医 is the attending physician in charge of a specific treatment or hospitalization, while かかりつけ医 is the regular doctor for general care.
ホームドクター
ホームドクター is a direct loanword for 'family doctor', but かかりつけ医 is more commonly used in Japanese medical contexts.

Etymology

Compound of かかりつけ (regularly attending) + 医 (doctor). かかりつけ is the noun form of the verb かかりつける (to attend regularly).