How to say "Author" in Japanese | 筆者

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Author" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Author" is "Hissha", written in japanese as "筆者".

Here's a more detailed 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.

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "筆" means "Brush" and can be read as "Hitsu" and "Fude". And The kanji "者" means "Someone" and can be read as "Sha" and "Mono".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Hissha" mean in japanese?

"Hissha" means "Author" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". The hiragana "ふ" is read as "fu". The hiragana "で" is read as "de". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "も" is read as "mo". And The hiragana "の" is read as "no".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.