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博士 (はかせ): doctorate, PhD., doctor — Japanese vocabulary

博士 is read はかせ and means "doctorate, PhD., doctor". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

博士

Reading
はかせ · hakase
Translation
doctorate, PhD., doctor
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
はかせが

Example

博士たちは自然の神秘を探求した。

はかせたちはしぜんのしんぴをたんきゅうした。

The doctors inquired into the mystery of nature.

Kanji in this word

  • 博 — extensive
  • 士 — Gentleman, Scholar, Samurai

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