He's a computer expert.
My grandfather is a shogi master and never loses to anyone.
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)
Dr. Yamada is apparently giving a presentation at the conference next month.
She got her PhD and is now called 'doctor'.
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.
Under the ritsuryō system, the hakase taught Confucianism to the children of the nobility.
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
This sutra has notation marks called hakase written in it.
My son is a dinosaur expert.
He worked hard and became a PhD.
She earned her doctorate at the age of thirty.
Doctor of Medicine; MD
doctoral dissertation; doctoral thesis