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〜者しゃ

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者しゃ

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

姉あねは大学だいがくで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

この分野ぶんやの学者がくしゃに意見いけんを伺うかがいたく存ぞんじます。

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

All examples2

-er; -ist — names someone by the activity or field they specialize in

  1. 姉あねは大学だいがくで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

  2. この分野ぶんやの学者がくしゃに意見いけんを伺うかがいたく存ぞんじます。

    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 fixed words. 医い, 記き, 作さく, and 読どく don't stand alone.