Onyomi: シャ · Kunyomi: もの · Meanings: person, someone
Kanji for person, someone
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The kanji 者 shows a figure under the sun (日) performing an action, symbolizing a person engaged in a role or occupation. In ancient times, it referred to someone who does or is something — like a person of a certain kind. 者 came to mean person, someone, or profession, capturing identity, role, and being.
A person under the sun — 者 means person, someone, or one who does something.
Imagine a person working under the sunlight, defining who they are — that’s 者, the kanji for person or doer.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 者 | もの | person | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 者 | しゃ | person, -er | Suffix |
| 者ども | ものども | you | Pronoun |