How do you say "scientist" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "scientist" is 科学者 (kagakusha). It is a noun.

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Pronunciation

科学者 is written in kanji. Romanised as kagakusha, it sounds roughly like "kah-gah-koo-shah" to an English ear.

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Questions about 科学者

How do you pronounce 科学者?

科学者 is romanised as kagakusha. Say it roughly like "kah-gah-koo-shah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 科学者 formal or casual?

科学者 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 科学者 written in Japanese?

科学者 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.