学がく士し

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Refers to a person who has graduated from a university, especially with a bachelor's degree. Often used in formal or academic contexts.

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He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo.

学がく士しの資し格かくを持もって就しゅう職しょく活かつ動どうをする。

I job-hunt with a bachelor's qualification.

2

bachelor's degree

The degree itself, as in 学士号. Often used in educational or credential contexts.

〈人ひと〉が学がく士し号ごうを取しゅ得とくするfor someone to earn a bachelor's degree
彼かれは去きょ年ねん、経けい済ざい学がくの学がく士し号ごうを取しゅ得とくした。
He earned a bachelor's degree in economics last year.

修しゅう士しN1sense 2
学士 is a bachelor's degree or its holder, while 修士 refers to a master's degree, one level higher in the academic hierarchy.
博はく士しN1sense 2
学士 denotes a bachelor's degree, whereas 博士 is the doctorate, the highest academic degree above 学士 and 修士.

学がく者しゃN3sense 1
学士 refers to someone who holds a bachelor's degree, while 学者 means a scholar or researcher regardless of degree level.
博士はかせN3
学士 (がくし) is a bachelor's degree holder, a much lower academic rank than 博士 (はかせ/はくし), which denotes a doctorate.
学がく位いN1
学士 refers specifically to a bachelor's degree, whereas 学位 is the general term covering bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees alike.

From 学 (learning) + 士 (scholar, gentleman). The term has been used in the modern university system to denote a bachelor's degree holder.

修しゅう士し

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学士 is a bachelor's degree, one level below 修士, and the two are easily confused when learning academic titles.