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Japanese symbol for “postdoc”

Romaji: hakushikenkyuuin
postdoc; postdoctoral fellow; postdoctoral researcher

In Japanese, postdoc is , read (hakushikenkyuuin).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n postdoc; postdoctoral fellow; postdoctoral researcher

Kanji and stroke order

Dr., command, esteem
on: ハク、バク
12 strokes · JLPT 1
gentleman, scholar, samurai
on: シ
kun: さむらい
3 strokes · JLPT 1
polish, study of, sharpen
on: ケン
kun: と.ぐ
9 strokes · JLPT 3
research, study
on: キュウ、ク
kun: きわ.める
7 strokes · JLPT 3
employee, member, number
on: イン
10 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “postdoc”

WordReadingMeaning
ポストドク posutodokupostdoc; postdoctoral fellow; postdoctoral researcher
ポストドクター posutodokutaapostdoc; postdoctoral fellow; postdoctoral researcher

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はかせ hakaseexpert; learned person
はくぶつかん hakubutsukanmuseum
はくあい hakuaicharity; benevolence; philanthropy
はかた hakataHakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
とばく tobakugambling
べんごし bengoshilawyer; attorney
どうし doushifellow; mutual; companion
へいし heishisoldier
けんきゅう kenkyuuresearch; study; investigation
きゅうきょく kyuukyokuultimate; final; last
ぜんいん zen'inall members; all hands; everyone

See also: Chinese symbol for “postdoc”.

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.

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