Word Meaning 博士

はかせ hakase

博士 is read as はかせ (hakase) and means instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period).

Meaning

English

  1. instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period)
  2. pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
  3. expert
  4. learned person
  5. doctor
  6. PhD
  7. Dr.

Reading

Kana

はかせ

Romaji

hakase

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 2616 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

博士研究員

はくしけんきゅういん

postdoc

博士論文

はかせろんぶん

doctoral dissertation

博士課程

はかせかてい

doctoral course

博士号

はかせごう

doctor's degree

理学博士

りがくはかせ

Doctor of Science

法務博士

ほうむはくし

Juris Doctor

文学博士

ぶんがくはくし

Doctor of Literature

工学博士

こうがくはかせ

Doctor of Engineering

大博士

だいはかせ

distinguished scholar

三博士

さんはかせ

Three Wise Men

商学博士

しょうがくはくし

Doctor of Commercial Science

医学博士

いがくはかせ

doctor of medicine

Example Sentences

10

かれはりがくはくしです。

he is a doctor of science.

はくしごうをしゅとくしたいです。

i want to obtain a doctorate.

そのはかせはゆうめいなほんをかいた。

The doctor wrote a famous book.

I'm meeting the professor at 1:30 p.m.

Dr. Jackson has a lot of patience.

Dr Mason placed his work above everything.

He has a doctor's degree in psychology.

Unexpectedly, you could see a tear had surfaced in the corner of the doctor's eye.

They addressed me as doctor.

Dr. Faust was well versed in alchemy.