noun
student; scholar; follower of learning
Formal or literary term for a person engaged in academic study, often with a connotation of dedication to a field or school of thought. Can refer to students collectively or to a disciple of a particular teacher or ideology.
彼は若い学徒として、日夜研究に励んでいる。
As a young scholar, he devotes himself to research day and night.
戦時中、多くの学徒
During the war, many students were mobilized.
Compound of 学 (learning, study) and 徒 (follower, disciple). The term has been used since the Meiji era to refer to students and scholars, especially in formal or ideological contexts.