(はくしごう)

はくしごう
noun
doctoral degree; PhD
1. doctoral degree; doctorate; PhD
The highest academic degree awarded by a university, obtained after completing advanced research and a dissertation.
博士号(はくしごう)取得(しゅとく)した。
I obtained my doctorate.
(かれ)物理学(ぶつりがく)博士号(はくしごう)()っている。
He has a PhD in physics.
博士号(はくしごう)()るまでに五年(ごねん)かかったが、研究(けんきゅう)(つづ)けてよかったと(おも)う。
It took five years to get my doctorate, but I'm glad I kept up my research.

博士号(はくしごう) is a compound of 博士(はくし) (doctor, scholar) and (ごう) (title, designation).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 博士号(はくしごう)取得(しゅとく)する (to obtain a doctorate)
  • 博士号(はくしごう)()つ (to hold a doctorate)
  • 博士号(はくしごう)授与(じゅよ)する (to confer a doctorate)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 修士号(しゅうしごう): master's degree
  • 学士号(がくしごう): bachelor's degree
  • 博士課程(はくしかてい): doctoral program
  • 論文博士(ろんぶんはくし): doctorate by thesis (without enrolling in a program)