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KanjiN4Grade 3 · 小38 strokesRadical 老#38 in newspapers

者 · someone, person

者 is a kanji meaning someone, person. It has 8 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • シャsha

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ものmono

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 者 · 17 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 者
WordReadingMeaningLevel
医者いしゃdoctor; physicianN5
歯医者はいしゃdentistN4
学者がくしゃscholarN3
患者かんじゃpatientN3
記者きしゃreporterN3
後者こうしゃthe latterN3
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More words that use 者
WordReadingMeaningLevel
者ものperson (same as 人 (ひと))N3
前者ぜんしゃthe formerN3
著者ちょしゃauthor, writerN3
作者さくしゃauthor, artistN2
筆者ひっしゃwriter, authorN2
役者やくしゃactorN2
配偶者はいぐうしゃspouseN1
業者ぎょうしゃtrader, merchantN1
信者しんじゃbeliever, devoteeN1
達者たっしゃskillful, in good healthN1
悪者わるものbad fellow, rascalN1

Example sentence

医者はすぐに来た。

いしゃはすぐにきた

The doctor came immediately.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #190854 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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