Where does “藩医” come from?

藩医 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 医, from Middle Chinese 醫.

藩医 (Japanese): a doctor who served the domain in the Edo period

Definitions

  1. a doctor who served the domain in the Edo period

Ancestry of “藩医”, step by step

藩医 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 医

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese医doctor; physician; medicine
2Middle Chinese醫—

via Japanese 藩

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese藩fiefdom, domain
Every word from Middle Chinese 醫 →Every word from Japanese 医 →