者 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「耂」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「耂」
- On
- シャ
- Kun
- もの
- Meaning
- person
Origin
Originally a picture of firewood burning over a fire. Later it was borrowed to mean 'a person who does something'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| シャ | 医者・前者・第三者 |
|---|---|
| もの | 者・若者 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 医者いしゃ
doctor
- 作者さくしゃ
author
Example
病気の とき 医者に 行きます。
When I am sick, I go to the doctor.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)