學士

Readings

Pinyin: xuéshì

Wade-Giles: hsüeh-shih

Hangul: 학사

Korean MC: haksa

Korean MR: haksa

Katakana: ガクシ

Hepburn: gakushi

scholar

• Academician; learned person. 〔無垢賢女經; 原人論; 三國遺事 T 2039.49.1010a02〕[resp. cmuller; source(s): Gakken, Nakamura]
• An official title during the Tang. A person invited into official service based strictly on their scholarly or artistic achievement, rather than being based on rank. [resp. cmuller; source(s): Gakken, Nakamura]
• A monk 比丘. [resp. cmuller; source(s): Nakamura]
• A student. [resp. cmuller; source(s): Nakamura]

Dictionary References:

Zengo jiten (Iriya and Koga), 13-P180

Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura), 176a

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