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How to say 'Author' in Japanese | 筆者

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The Japanese word for Author is 'Hissha', written as 筆者 in Japanese.'Author' in hiragana is ひっしゃ.

    word

    筆者

    Meaning

    Author

    Reading

    ひっしゃ

    hissha

    Kanji

    筆Brush 者Someone

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '筆者 (ひっしゃ)' refers to the 'author' or 'writer' of a written work, such as a book, article, or essay. It is a formal term often used in academic or literary contexts to denote the person who has written a particular text. For example: The author of this book is famous「この本の筆者は有名です」(このほんのひっしゃはゆうめいです). The author expressed their opinion clearly「筆者は自分の意見をはっきりと述べた」(ひっしゃはじぶんのいけんをはっきりのべた). This term is typically used in third-person references and is not used to refer to oneself as the author.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    3347

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 筆者

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    筆

    Meaning

    Brush

  • kanji

    者

    Meaning

    Someone

Words Related to 筆者 Through the Kanji 筆

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 筆 as well.

  • word

    鉛筆

    Meaning

    Pencil

  • word

    万年筆

    Meaning

    Fountain pen

  • word

    筆

    Meaning

    Brush

  • word

    執筆

    Meaning

    Writing

  • word

    筆記試験

    Meaning

    Written exam

  • word

    筆記用具

    Meaning

    Stationery

Words Related to 筆者 Through the Kanji 者

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 者 as well.

  • word

    患者

    Meaning

    Patient

  • word

    お医者さん

    Meaning

    Doctor

  • word

    歯医者

    Meaning

    Dentist

  • word

    若者

    Meaning

    Youth

  • word

    医者

    Meaning

    Doctor

  • word

    記者

    Meaning

    Reporter

  • word

    読者

    Meaning

    Reader

  • word

    両者

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    消費者

    Meaning

    Consumer

  • word

    科学者

    Meaning

    Scientist

  • word

    後者

    Meaning

    Latter

  • word

    他者

    Meaning

    Others

  • word

    学者

    Meaning

    Scholar

  • word

    作者

    Meaning

    Author

  • word

    著者

    Meaning

    Author

  • word

    前者

    Meaning

    Former

  • word

    死者

    Meaning

    Dead

  • word

    業者

    Meaning

    Trader, Contractor

  • word

    役者

    Meaning

    Actor

  • word

    歩行者

    Meaning

    Pedestrian

  • word

    文学者

    Meaning

    Literary scholar

  • word

    信者

    Meaning

    Follower, Believer

  • word

    歩行者天国

    Meaning

    Pedestrian zone

  • word

    者

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    何者

    Meaning

    What, Who

  • word

    労働者

    Meaning

    Worker

  • word

    使者

    Meaning

    Messenger

  • word

    保護者

    Meaning

    Guardian

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