学究|がっきゅうgakkyuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounscholar; student

• Synonym学者がくしゃNeutralThe most general, neutral word for a scholar. 「学究」 leans toward someone buried in study, with a bookish, out-of-touch air.
• Synonym研究家けんきゅうかNeutralSomeone devoted to studying a field of interest, not necessarily in academia, as in 「料理研究家」.
• Synonym研究者けんきゅうしゃNeutralA researcher in the professional, objective sense, as in 「大学の研究者」.
• Antonym実務家じつむかWrittenWritten/formal prose. A person engaged in practical business work — the opposite of the ivory-tower scholar 「学究」 suggests.

For a scholar in general, say 「学者」 or 「研究者」. 「学究」 suggests someone buried in study, bookish and out of touch with the world, as in 「学究肌」 or 「学究の徒」. For a practical, hands-on type, use 「実務家」.

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1. 学問がくもんや真理しんりを研究けんきゅうすること。