“Person” or “Those (people)” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “者”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “者” means “Some people”, “Fellow” or “Expert” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “者”
Jouyou Kanji “者” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 8 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | しゃ(sha) |
| Kun-Yomi | もの(mono) |
| Meanings | Words that point to specific people or things |
| Words that emphasize the subject | |
| A subscript added to the word that indicates time. (In this case this kanji is not pronounced) |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “者”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 医者(いしゃ-i sha) | Doctor, Medical practitioner, Physician |
| 隠者(いんじゃ-i n ja) | Recluse, Hermit |
| 易者(えきしゃ-e ki sha) | Fortune‐teller, Augur, Diviner |
| 縁者(えんじゃ-e n ja) | Relatives |
| 演者(えんじゃ-e n ja) | Performer, Actor, Participant (in a TV show or TV panel) |
| 王者(おうじゃ-o u ja) | ① Champion, ② King, Monarch, Ruler |
| 学者(がくしゃ-ga ku sha) | Scholar, Academic, Scientist |
| 冠者(かんじゃ-ka n ja) | Young person, Young man |
| 患者(かんじゃ-ka n ja) | Patient |
| 間者(かんじゃ-ka n ja) | Spy, Undercover agent, Secret agent |
| 記者(きしゃ-ki sha) | Reporter, Journalist |
| 強者(きょうしゃ-kyo u sha) | Strong person, Strong man |
| 行者(ぎょうじゃ-gyo u ja) | Ascetic, Pilgrim, Devotee |
| 愚者(ぐしゃ-gu sha) | Fool, Nitwit, Dimwit |
| 曲者(くせもの-ku se mo no) | Ruffian, Villain, Knave, Thief, Suspicious fellow |
| 賢者(けんじゃ-ke n ja) | Wise man, Sage |
| 後者(こうしゃ-ko u sha) | ① Latter ② Successor, Descendant |
| 作者(さくしゃ-sa ku sha) | Author, Writer, Creator, Artist, Composer |
| 使者(ししゃ-shi sha) | Messenger, Envoy, Emissary |
| 弱者(じゃくしゃ-ja ku sha) | |
| 従者(じゅうしゃ-ju u sha) | Attendant, Follower, Valet, Servant |
| 儒者(じゅしゃ-ju sha) | Confucian |
| 勝者(しょうしゃ-sho u sha) | Winner, Champion, Victor |
| 信者(しんじゃ-shi n ja) | Believer, Votary, Adherent, Devotee, Follower |
| 仁者(じんしゃ-ji n sha) | Man of virtue, Humanitarian |
| 聖者(せいじゃ-se i ja) | ① Saint, Holy person, Angel, Holy man, ② Sage |
| 拙者(せっしゃ-se ssha) | (Primarily used by samurai) I or me |
| 前者(ぜんしゃ-ze n sha) | Former, First, Predecessor |
| 第一人者(だいいちにんしゃ-da i i chi ni n sha) | Leading person, Foremost figure |
| 第三者(だいさんしゃ-da i sha n sha) | Third party, Third person, Outsider |
| 達者(たっしゃ-ta ssha) | ① In good health, Healthy, Well, Fit, Robust, Strong, ② Skilled, Proficient, Adept, ③ Master, Expert |
| 長者(ちょうじゃ-cho u ja) | ① Millionaire, Rich person, ② One’s superior, One’s elder, One’s senior |
| 著者(ちょしゃ-cho sha) | Author, Writer |
| 当事者(とうじしゃ-to u ji sha) | Party, Involved party, Stakeholder |
| 忍者(にんじゃ-ni n ja) | Ninja, Person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan |
| 筆者(ひっしゃ-hi ssha) | The writer, The author |
| 評者(ひょうしゃ-hyo u sha) | Critic, Reviewer |
| 貧者(ひんじゃ-hi n nja) | Poor person |
| 富者(ふしゃ-fu sha) | Rich person, Millionaire, The wealthy |
| 武者(むしゃ-mu sha) | Samurai, Warrior, Soldier |
| 亡者(もうじゃ-mo u ja) | Dead person, Dead, Ghost |
| 勇者(ゆうしゃ-yu u sha) | Brave man, Person of courage, Hero |
| 悪者(わるもの-wa ru mo no) | Miscreant, Bad guy, Villain, Evildoer, Scoundrel |
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