Confucianist; Confucian scholar; Confucian school
Refers to a follower of Confucianism or the Confucian school of thought. Often used in historical or philosophical contexts.
彼は儒家の教えを深く研究している。
He deeply studies the teachings of the Confucian school.
From Chinese 儒家 (rújiā), composed of 儒 'Confucianism, scholar' and 家 'school, family'. The term was adopted into Japanese with the same meaning.