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N4 kanji · 8 strokes

者 means person

耂 old · 日 sun

者Memory trick

An old man sitting in the sun (日): a person, someone.

Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.

Meaning and readings

Meanings
someone, person
JLPT level
N4
Strokes
8
School grade
Grade 3 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) もの mono

もの (mono) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.

From Chinese (onyomi) シャ sha

シャ (sha) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.

Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.

Common word

医者 いしゃ · isha

doctor, physician

Built from

Tap a part to see the N5 and N4 kanji that use it.

耂 Used in 15 kanji

See all 5 at N5 and N4

日 Used in 210 kanji

See all 25 at N5 and N4

The story and the part meanings are Chirami's own. Readings, meanings and the common word come from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, and the strokes from KanjiVG. Spotted a mistake? Email support@brightsmilesolutions.org.