Meaning

Primary

Scholar

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

Someone who does study for a living. That is a scholar.

Reading

がくしゃ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 学者が言う

    the scholar says

    学者がいる

    there is a scholar

    学者がする

    the scholar does

Context Sentences

父は心理学の学者です。

My father is a scholar of psychology.

この本の作家は有名な学者です。

The writer of this book is a famous scholar.

学者たちは毎日ハローキティについて研究しています。

The scholars are doing research about Hello Kitty every day.

Kanji Composition