知識人|ちしきじんchishikijin[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounintellectual
   彼かれは知識人ちしきじんぶるのが好すきだ。↗

   He likes to posture as an intellectual.

• SynonymインテリNeutralLoanword for an intellectual, common in speech and sometimes ironic; 「知識人」 is more neutral and formal.
• RelatedハイブラウWrittenWritten loanword for someone of highbrow taste who prefers demanding art and scholarship; 「知識人」 denotes people with knowledge and cultivation.
• Related読書人どくしょじんWrittenWritten word for a person who loves reading many books; 「知識人」 points to the educated, knowledgeable stratum of society.

Use 「知識人」 for the educated, cultured stratum of society. In speech say 「インテリ」; 「読書人」 is for avid readers, 「ハイブラウ」 for refined, highbrow taste.

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1. （社会しゃかい階層かいそうとして）知識ちしきや教養きょうようがある人ひと。