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しゃ

a person who does — names someone by the activity they specialize in

あね大学だいがく研究者けんきゅうしゃをしている。

ane wa daigaku de kenkyuu sha o shite iru.

My older sister works as a researcher at a university. neutral

この分野ぶんや学者がくしゃ意見いけんうかがいたくぞんじます。

kono bun'ya no gaku sha ni iken o ukagaitaku zonjimasu.

I would like to hear the opinion of a scholar in this field. formal

しゃ

しゃshaN4neutral

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names someone by the activity or field they specialize in

あね大学だいがく研究者けんきゅうしゃをしている。

ane wa daigaku de kenkyuu sha o shite iru.

My older sister works as a researcher at a university. neutral

この分野ぶんや学者がくしゃ意見いけんうかがいたくぞんじます。

kono bun'ya no gaku sha ni iken o ukagaitaku zonjimasu.

I would like to hear the opinion of a scholar in this field. formal

How it's formed1

Notes

医者いしゃ ("doctor"), 記者きしゃ ("reporter"), 作者さくしゃ ("author")
and 読者どくしゃ ("reader") are the same shape but already lexicalized
words — , , さく, どく do not stand alone to fill this frame.