者
シャ・もの
Person (suffix)
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 耂
- 音読み
- シャ
- 訓読み
- もの
Meaning
Person (suffix) · persona (sufijo)
Readings
- On (音読み): シャ
- Kun (訓読み): もの
Example words
- 医者（いしゃ）— doctor
- 若者（わかもの）— young person
- 記者（きしゃ）— reporter
Structure
Radical 老 written as 耂 here (おいかんむり · Old) · 8 strokes · school grade 3
Watch out
～者 = -er/-ist. 者 alone (もの) is humble/literary. Compare 老 (old) and 考 (think): all share 耂.
Common mistakes
- ～者 = -er/-ist. 者 alone (もの) is humble/literary. Compare 老 (old) and 考 (think): all share 耂.
Examples
医者いしゃ
doctor
若者わかもの
young person
記者きしゃ
reporter
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