しゃ

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. scholar of Western sciences (by means of the Dutch language; during the Edo period), rangaku scholar.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゃ
蘭学者 らんがくしゃ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

orchid, Holland
ラン ラ か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
rise high, be well along
たけなわ ラン た.ける (Kentei 1)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
select, pick out
カン ケン えら.ぶ (Kentei 1)
bundle, sheaf, ream
ソク たば つか (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
study, learning, science
ガク まな.ぶ たか (1st, N5)
to learn(𦥯) variant
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ シ ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)