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科学者 (かがくしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

科か学がく者しゃ

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Common wordJLPTN2

Meanings

1

noun

A person who studies or works in science, usually as a researcher or professional specialist.

彼かの女じょは有ゆう名めいな科か学がく者しゃです。
She is a famous scientist.
多おおくの科か学がく者しゃが気き候こう変へん動どうを研けん

究きゅう

し

て

いる

。

Many scientists are studying climate change.

Kanji

科department, course, section
学study, learning, science
者someone, person

Similar words

研けん究きゅう者しゃ
A broader word meaning 'researcher'; it can refer to researchers in any field, not only the natural sciences.
学がく者しゃ
Means 'scholar' or 'academic'; it is broader and often emphasizes learned expertise rather than specifically scientific work.
科か学がく
Means 'science' itself, while 科学者 is the person who does or studies science.

Etymology

A transparent Sino-Japanese compound: 科学 means 'science' and 者 means 'person' or 'one who does something.' This is a component explanation, not a claim about the historical origin of the word.