Re: [edict-jmdict] Re: Sensitive words

[René Malenfant <rene_malenfant@***********>]

Actually, I asked a Japanese friend (who teaches Japanese at high  
school) about the sensitivity of some of the words on the list.

She said that the 中華料理/中国料理 thing was news to her,  
but completely agreed about the 医者/医師 thing.  Not even  
a hint of surprise.  She said it 医者 sounded "hard".

I've been keeping my eye on Japanese TV, and there is *definitely* an  
aversion to using the word 医者 in its standalone form, and not  
only on NHK.  When written, it's 医師, and when spoken, it seems  
to be 医者さん.


Rene