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Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) が​くい [gáꜜkùì] (Atamadaka - [1])
• (Tokyo) がく​い [gàkúꜜì] (Nakadaka - [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠kɯᵝi]

Noun

学位 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 學位, hiragana がくい, romaji gakui, historical hiragana がくゐ)

1. academic degree
   • 1934, 寺田寅彦, 学位について:

     大学 (だいがく)でも卒業 (そつぎょう)した人間 (にんげん)なら取 (と)ろうと思 (おも)えばおそらく誰 (だれ)でも取 (と)れる学位 (がくい)である。

     Daigaku demo sotsugyō shita ningen nara torō to omoeba osoraku dare demo toreru gakui de aru.

     If you suppose that anyone who has graduated university can get it, then probably it's a degree that anyone can get.

See also

• 学位記: academic diploma
• 学士: bachelor's degree
• 修士: master's degree
• 博士: doctoral degree

Descendants

• Chinese: 學位／学位 (xuéwèi)
• Korean: 학위 (hagwi)
• Vietnamese: học vị