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How to say 'Author' in Japanese | 著者

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The Japanese word for Author is 'Chosha', written as 著者 in Japanese.'Author' in hiragana is ちょしゃ.

    word

    著者

    Meaning

    Author

    Reading

    ちょしゃ

    chosha

    Kanji

    Renowned, Author Someone

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '著者 (ちょしゃ)' refers to the 'author' of a written work, such as a book, article, or essay. It specifically denotes the person who has written or created the content. This term is commonly used in formal contexts, such as in bibliographies, academic papers, or book credits. For example: The author of this book is famous「この本の著者は有名です」(このほんのちょしゃはゆうめいです). I met the author of the novel「小説の著者に会いました」(しょうせつのちょしゃにあいました). Note that '著者' is distinct from '作家 (さっか)', which refers to a writer or novelist in a broader sense.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    3970

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 著者

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Renowned, Author

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Someone

Words Related to 著者 Through the Kanji

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 著 as well.

  • word

    著作

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    著しい

    Meaning

    Significant, Remarkable

  • word

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    著書

    Meaning

    Book

  • word

    顕著

    Meaning

    Remarkable

Words Related to 著者 Through the Kanji

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

    筆者

    Meaning

    Author

  • word

    後者

    Meaning

    Latter

  • word

    他者

    Meaning

    Others

  • word

    学者

    Meaning

    Scholar

  • word

    作者

    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

    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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