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Strokes

者

someone, person

JLPTN3School grade3Strokes8Frequency#38
Kun
ものmono
On
シャshae.g.学者がくしゃscholar

Kun is the Japanese reading, used when the kanji stands alone with kana after it. On comes from Chinese and is mostly used in compound words.

Radical
老old
Parts
  • ⺹oldform of 老
  • 日sun

Used in words

  • 学者(がくしゃ)
    scholar
  • 医者(いしゃ)
    doctor
  • 歯医者(はいしゃ)
    dentist

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