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博士
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 博士.
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1
expert; learned person
Examples
１９７２年に、フランシーヌ・パターソン博士はココに手話を教え始めた。
In 1972, Dr. Francine Patterson started to teach sign language to Koko.
2
Colloquial; Noun, used as a suffix
doctor; PhD; Dr.
3
Historical term
instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period)
4
pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
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