- meisha eye doctor, oculist, ophthalmologist
Fairly dated and colloquial for an eye doctor; today most Japanese say 眼科医 or 眼科, so a learner mainly meets 眼医者 in older fiction.
子供の頃から眼医者に通っている。
Kodomo no koro kara meisha ni kayotte iru.
I've been going to an eye doctor since I was a child.
目が痛いなら眼医者に行きなさい。
Me ga itai nara meisha ni ikinasai.
If your eyes hurt, go to an eye doctor.
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