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Japanese
Etymology 1
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| 藥師 (kyūjitai)
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Translation of Sanskrit भैषज्यगुरु (Bhaiṣajyaguru, literally “medicine master”).
Proper noun
薬師 • (Yakushi)
- Short for 薬師如来 (Yakushi Nyorai): Bhaiṣajyaguru-tathāgata
- a placename
- a surname
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Etymology 2
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藥師 (kyūjitai)
医
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Shift from Old Japanese 藥師 (kusurisi).[1]
Noun
薬師 • (kusushi)
- (archaic) a physician, doctor
- Synonym: 医者 (isha)
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