漢字城 Kanji Fortress

者 person (formal)

On'yomi
シャ
Kun'yomi
もの
Strokes
8
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 3

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
者 is written in 8 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

An old man (耂) sitting in the sun (日) telling his life story — a person, spoken of formally.

A common word

  • 医者 いしゃ doctor

Example sentences

  • わかいものがたくさんあつまりました。

    A lot of young people gathered.

  • いしゃにいったほうがいいですよ。

    You'd better go to the doctor.

Kanji that share a part

耂 is its radical.

日 is a component. 78 kanji share it in all.