(ぶんせきか)

ぶんせきか
noun
analyst
1. analyst; person skilled at analysis
A person who analyzes information, data, or situations as a profession or by disposition. Used for financial analysts, political analysts, and also in psychology for psychoanalysts.
政治(せいじ)分析家(ぶんせきか)見解(けんかい)()く。
To hear the views of a political analyst.
彼女(かのじょ)(するど)分析家(ぶんせきか)として()られている。
She is known as a sharp analyst.
市場(しじょう)分析家(ぶんせきか)たちは来年(らいねん)景気回復(けいきかいふく)予測(よそく)している。
Market analysts are predicting an economic recovery next year.

Compound of 分析(ぶんせき) (analysis) + () (expert/professional suffix).

COMMON TYPES:

  • 政治(せいじ)分析家(ぶんせきか): political analyst
  • 市場(しじょう)分析家(ぶんせきか): market analyst
  • 精神(せいしん)分析家(ぶんせきか): psychoanalyst
  • 軍事(ぐんじ)分析家(ぶんせきか): military analyst

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • アナリスト: analyst (English loanword, common in business/finance)
  • 評論家(ひょうろんか): critic, commentator (more focused on opinions than data)
  • 研究者(けんきゅうしゃ): researcher (broader, academic focus)

The suffix () implies expertise or professional dedication. It appears in many occupation words: 作家(さっか) (author), 画家(がか) (painter), 専門家(せんもんか) (expert).