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学位 (がくい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

学がく位い

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く

い

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

academic degree

Refers to a formal qualification awarded by a university or similar institution, such as a bachelor's, master's, or doctorate.

彼かれは東とう京きょう大だい学がくで学がく位いを取しゅ得とくした。
He earned his degree at the University of Tokyo.
この仕し事ごとには修しゅう士しの学がく位いが必

ひつ

要よう

です

。

A master's degree is required for this job.

Kanji

学study, learning, science
位rank, grade, throne

Similar words

卒そつ業ぎょう証しょう書しょ
卒業証書 is a diploma (the physical certificate), while 学位 is the academic degree itself.
学がく士し
学士 specifically means a bachelor's degree, whereas 学位 is a general term for any academic degree.

Etymology

Compound of 学 (learning, study) and 位 (rank, position), literally 'study rank'. The term was coined in the Meiji period to translate the Western concept of an academic degree.