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Japanese symbol for “zoologist”

Romaji: doubutsugakusha
zoologist

In Japanese, zoologist is , read (doubutsugakusha).

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 zoologist

Kanji and stroke order

move, motion, change
on: ドウ
kun: うご.く、うご.かす
11 strokes · JLPT 3
thing, object, matter
on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-
8 strokes · JLPT 3
study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かつどう katsudouactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour
うんどう undouexercise; physical training; workout
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal
いどう idoumovement; transfer; migration
じどう jidouautomatic
じんぶつ jinbutsuperson; character; figure
ものがたり monogataristory; tale; narrative
がっこう gakkouschool
かんじゃ kanjapatient

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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