博士はかせ論ろん文ぶん

also: はくしろんぶん

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Meanings

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noun

doctoral dissertation; doctoral thesis

Refers to the written work submitted for a doctoral degree. Both はかせろんぶん and はくしろんぶん readings are used, with はかせ being more colloquial.

彼かれは博士はかせ論ろん文ぶんの執しっ筆ぴつに3年ねんかけた。

He spent three years writing his doctoral dissertation.

博士はかせ論ろん文ぶんの審しん査さが来らい月げつ行おこなわれる。

The defense of the doctoral thesis will take place next month.

Kanji

博Dr., command, esteem
士gentleman, scholar, samurai
論argument, discourse
文sentence, literature, style

Don't confuse with

卒そつ業ぎょう論ろん文ぶんN3
卒業論文 is written to graduate from university with a bachelor's degree, whereas 博士論文 is the doctoral dissertation representing the highest level of academic thesis.

Built from

博士はかせ+論ろん文ぶん

Written forms

博士論文
- はかせろんぶん
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading はかせろんぶん is the most common pronunciation.
- はくしろんぶん
  Alternate reading using はくし for 博士. Less common but still encountered, especially in formal or academic contexts.
はくしろんぶん

Etymology

Compound of 博士 (doctor, doctoral) and 論文 (thesis, paper). The reading はかせ is a native Japanese word for 'doctor' (as in an academic degree), while はくし is the Sino-Japanese reading. Both are used, but はかせ is more common in everyday speech.