漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
者: someone, person
耂 carries the meaning · 日 is drawn in
Two readings, and the words that use each
シャsha · on'yomi · in compounds
- 医者いしゃdoctor (medical)
- 学者がくしゃscholar
- 弱者じゃくしゃthe weak
- 読者どくしゃreader
- 著者ちょしゃauthor
- 記者きしゃreporter
- 科学者かがくしゃscientist
- 前者ぜんしゃthe former
- 死者ししゃthe deceased
ものmono · kun'yomi · on its own
- 者ものperson
- 若者わかものyouth
- 怠け者なまけものlazy person
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Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Pictogram (象形)
A sugarcane with full stems, with some points around (either leaves or drops of sweet liquid) and an open and smiling mouth at the bottom. This is the original character for either 蔗 (“sugarcane”) or 煮 (“to boil”).
Source: Wiktionary, 者 (rev. 92735136), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Old (老) + sun/day (日 variant). While its origins are debated, it depicts a "wise" person (elder) who has seen many "days"—now used as a general suffix for a person.”
Connections
者 gives its sound to
The family reading is ショ (sho). Sound parts: KanjiVG.
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by sideIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zhě
Same form: 者 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 者 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 者 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin zhě most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.