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技師 (ぎし, gishi) Japanese meaning: engineer | Kotomora
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He works as an engineer at a major construction company.
System maintenance is carried out by a specialist technician.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 技ぎ 師し として 働はたら く to work as an engineer
He works as an engineer at a construction company.
技ぎ 師し になる to become an engineer
She studied engineering in college and became an engineer.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 技ぎ 師し an engineer at/of a certain organization or field
He is an engineer at the railway company.
Related words 技術者 is a broad term for anyone with technical skills, while 技師 usually implies a certified or licensed engineer in a specific field.
エンジニア is the modern loanword for 'engineer', common in IT contexts, whereas 技師 has a more traditional or formal nuance.
Don't confuse with 技師 (an engineer) and 義士 (a loyal retainer or righteous samurai) are pronounced identically but refer to completely different kinds of people.
医師 (a medical doctor) and 技師 (an engineer or technician) share the same 師 ending and similar sound, but refer to completely different professions.
Word family· 11 chief engineer
civil engineer
mechanical engineer
Etymology Compound of 技 (technique, skill) and 師 (master, specialist). The term has been used since the Meiji era to denote a professional engineer or technical expert.
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surveyor; surveying engineer
