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者

someone
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingシャ
Kun readingもの
JōyōGrade 3
  1. person

Popular Usage

医者歯医者学者患者記者後者前者作者業者

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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puppet · sooty · old man · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1345

Compound words

医者いしゃ
doctor; physician
歯医者はいしゃ
dentist
学者がくしゃ
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
患者かんじゃ
patient
記者きしゃ
reporter; journalist
後者こうしゃ
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
前者ぜんしゃ
the former; the first
作者さくしゃ
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer
業者ぎょうしゃ
trader; dealer; businessperson; company; vendor
悪者わるもの
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
王者おうじゃ
king; monarch; ruler; champion
何者なにもの
who; what kind of person
芸者げいしゃ
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
巧者こうしゃ
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
使者ししゃ
messenger; envoy; emissary
死者ししゃ
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
識者しきしゃ
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
若者わかもの
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
弱者じゃくしゃ
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
傷者しょうしゃ
wounded person; casualty; injured person
勝者しょうしゃ
winner; victor
信者しんじゃ
believer; adherent; devotee; follower; fanboy
奏者そうしゃ
instrumentalist; player
走者そうしゃ
runner; base runner

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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