Character Info
| Property |
Value |
| Kanji |
者 |
| Strokes |
8 |
| Radical |
耂 (old) |
| JLPT Level |
N4 |
Readings
| Type |
Japanese |
Romaji |
| On-yomi |
シャ |
sha |
| Kun-yomi |
もの |
mono |
Vocabulary
| Word |
Reading |
Romaji |
English |
| 医者 |
いしゃ |
isha |
doctor |
| 記者 |
きしゃ |
kisha |
journalist |
| 作者 |
さくしゃ |
sakusha |
author, creator |
| 患者 |
かんじゃ |
kanja |
patient (medical) |
| 若者 |
わかもの |
wakamono |
young person |
Stroke Order
1-5. Top portion 土 and 日 combined. 6-8. Bottom 日 with additional strokes.
Mnemonic
An old person (耂) looking at the sun (日) — a wise person who has seen many days.
Common Confusion Pairs
| Confused With |
How to Distinguish |
| 都 (capital city) |
者 alone; 都 has 阝on the right |
| 著 (write, note) |
著 has 艹 (grass) on top; 者 does not |