博士

N3

はかせ

[hakase]

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Meanings

1.Noun

expert; learned person

2.NounSuffix

doctor; PhD; Dr.

3.Noun

instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period)

4.Noun

pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

Other Readings

「博士」 has another reading with different meanings.

博士（はくし）
doctor; PhD; Dr.

Related Words

Examples

彼女は博士号を持っているんだ。

She has a doctoral degree.

博士課程に進学するつもりです。

I plan to go on to a doctoral program.

博士論文を書くのは大変だった。

Writing the doctoral thesis was hard.