学者肌(がくしゃはだ)

がくしゃはだ
noun, no-adjective
scholarly temperament; academic disposition
personality
1. scholarly temperament; academic disposition
A personality or character type that is intellectual, studious, and methodical. Describes someone who approaches things analytically and values knowledge, even if they are not an actual scholar.
彼(かれ)は学者肌(がくしゃはだ)の人(ひと)だ。
He's the scholarly type.
学者肌(がくしゃはだ)で、いつも本(ほん)を読(よ)んでいる。
He has a scholarly temperament and is always reading books.
父(ちち)は営業(えいぎょう)マンだが、どちらかというと学者肌(がくしゃはだ)で、理論(りろん)で考(かんが)えるタイプだ。
My father is a salesman, but he's more the scholarly type who thinks things through theoretically.

Compound of 学者(がくしゃ) (scholar) + 肌(はだ) (skin; type/temperament). The suffix 肌(はだ) (also read はだ) is used to describe someone's character type or disposition, as in 職人肌(しょくにんはだ) (craftsman temperament) or 商売人肌(しょうばいにんはだ) (merchant mentality). It suggests the person has the innate qualities associated with that role, regardless of their actual profession.

Used as a no-adjective modifier: 学者肌(がくしゃはだ)の人(ひと) (a person of scholarly temperament).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 学者(がくしゃ): scholar — refers to the actual profession, not a personality type
  • 職人肌(しょくにんはだ): craftsman temperament — a similar 肌(はだ) compound meaning someone who is meticulous and dedicated to their craft
  • 知的(ちてき): intellectual — a more general adjective without the character-type nuance

Related Words

Compare: 知的(ちてき) (intellectual)
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