Sufiks Pemarkah Kanji Profesi dalam Bahasa Jepang

Abstract

This research aims to describe the meaning of suffixes attached to kanji profession in
Japanese which have different suffixes but the same meaning. Theories used in this
research are morphology and semantics. This research is a qualitative research. The data
collection technique used in this research is literature study. The data analysis technique
used is the determining element. The data in this research are in the form of kanji
profession which have the same meaning but different suffixes. Data collected in the form
of kanji profession means doctors, teachers, writers and painters. The data source used is
dictionary entitled Japanese dictionary by Pristian Wulanita (Team I-Smart University).
The result of this research describes the different meaning of the data collected and 医師
ishi is used in more formal situation than 医者isha. 医家ika is an ancient vocabulary
which shows that the profession of doctor is the hereditary from his family. 教 師 kyoushi
is used not only for a teacher who teaches certain subjects in school, but also can used in
other teaching contexts. 教員kyouin means a teacher who educates students at school. 作家
sakka becomes more specific as a novelist and 作 者 sakusha is a writer of more general
works of art such as manga, anime, picture books, drama scripts. 画 家 gaka has the
specific meaning of a painter, while 画師 eshi 絵師 eshi means an illustrator.