博士はかせ

noun

expert; learned person; master

Refers to someone with deep knowledge or skill in a field, not necessarily holding a formal doctorate. Often used respectfully or humorously.

• 彼かれはコンピューターの博士はかせだ。

  He's a computer expert.

• うちの祖そ父ふは将しょう棋ぎの博士はかせで、誰だれにも負まけない。

  My grandfather is a shogi master and never loses to anyone.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

doctor; PhD; Dr.

Colloquial abbreviation for 博士 (はくし), used as a title or suffix for someone with a doctoral degree. Common in casual conversation.

See also: 博士 (はくし)

• 山やま田だ博士はかせは来らい月げつ、学がっ会かいで発はっ表ぴょうするらしい。

  Dr. Yamada is apparently giving a presentation at the conference next month.

• 彼かの女じょは博士はかせ号ごうを取とって、今いまは博士はかせと呼よばれている。

  She got her PhD and is now called 'doctor'.

noun

imperial court instructor (ritsuryō period)

Historical term for a scholar-official who taught at the imperial court during the ritsuryō system. Not used in modern contexts.

• 律りつ令りょう制せい下かでは、博士はかせは貴き族ぞくの子し弟ていに儒じゅ学がくを教おしえた。

  Under the ritsuryō system, the hakase taught Confucianism to the children of the nobility.

noun

pitch and length marks (Buddhist chant)

Specialized term for notation marks indicating pitch and duration in Buddhist liturgical chanting. Rare outside religious contexts.

See also: 墨譜

• この経きょう典てんには、博士はかせと呼よばれる音おん譜ぷが書かき込こまれている。

  This sutra has notation marks called hakase written in it.