Japanese symbol for “paleontologist”
古生物学者
こせいぶつがくしゃ
Romaji: koseibutsugakusha
paleontologist
In Japanese, paleontologist is 古生物学者, read こせいぶつがくしゃ (koseibutsugakusha).
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Meanings
- n paleontologist
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 古い | ふるい furui | old; aged; ancient |
| 古代 | こだい kodai | ancient times; distant past; antiquity |
| 中古 | ちゅうこ chuuko | used; second-hand; old |
| 古典 | こてん koten | classic (work, esp. book); the classics |
| 稽古 | けいこ keiko | practice; practising; training |
| 古本 | ふるほん furuhon | secondhand book |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
See also: Chinese symbol for “paleontologist”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.