者
者 — Someone
someone, person
On’yomiシャ (sha)
Kun’yomiもの (mono)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 者
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
| 関係者 | かんけいしゃ kankeisha | person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned |
| 記者 | きしゃ kisha | reporter; journalist |
| 業者 | ぎょうしゃ gyousha | trader; dealer; businessperson |
| 容疑者 | ようぎしゃ yougisha | suspect |
| 若者 | わかもの wakamono | young person; youngster; young people |
Study notes
者 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #38 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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