者 — someone, person

もの者 someone

Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes people

U+8005 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #38 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1345 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

someone
person

word

もの mono Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

者(もの) mono person 何(なに) 者(もの) nanimono who 若(わか) 者(もの) wakamono young person

しゃ・じゃ sha On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

記(き) 者(しゃ) kisha journalist 業(ぎょう) 者(しゃ) gyousha trader 読(どく) 者(しゃ) dokusha reader 学(がく) 者(しゃ) gakusha scholar 筆(ひっ) 者(しゃ) hissha author 医(い) 者(しゃ) isha doctor 作(さく) 者(しゃ) sakusha author 当(とう) 事(じ) 者(しゃ) toujisha person concerned

Appears in idioms

二者択一四字熟語

two, someone, choose, one

武者修行四字熟語

warrior, someone, discipline, go

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

耂 old (top component)

ひ日 sun #72

Used as component in (9)

と都 metropolis あつい暑 sultry しょ諸 various しょ署 signature ちょ著 renowned お緒 thong にる煮 boil かける賭 gamble はし箸 chopsticks

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者 — someone, person

Meanings

word

もの mono Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しゃ・じゃ sha On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (9)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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者 — someone, person

Meanings

word

もの mono Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しゃ ・じゃ sha On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (9)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

しゃ・じゃ sha On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).