博士
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 博士
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.)
Kanji in this Word
博
12 strokes
Frequency: 794
JLPT N1
Grade 4
Meanings
Dr.
command
esteem
win acclaim
Ph.D.
exposition
fair
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハク
バク
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ぐれ
と
はか
ひろ
士
3 strokes
Frequency: 526
JLPT N1
Grade 5
Meanings
gentleman
scholar
samurai
samurai radical (no. 33)
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さむらい
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
お
ま
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