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How to say 'Reader' in Japanese | 読者

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The Japanese word for Reader is 'Dokusha', written as 読者 in Japanese.'Reader' in hiragana is どくしゃ.

    word

    読者

    Meaning

    Reader

    Reading

    どくしゃ

    dokusha

    Kanji

    読Read 者Someone

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '読者 (どくしゃ)' means 'reader'. It refers to someone who reads, particularly in the context of books, articles, or other written materials. This word is commonly used in discussions about literature, media, or audience engagement. For example: The author values their readers「その作家は読者を大切にしている」(そのさっかはどくしゃをたいせつにしている). This magazine has many readers「この雑誌は多くの読者がいる」(このざっしはおおくのどくしゃがいる). The term can also be used in a broader sense to describe someone who reads regularly, such as '彼は熱心な読者だ (かれはねっしんなどくしゃだ)' (He is an avid reader).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    2342

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 読者

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    読

    Meaning

    Read

  • kanji

    者

    Meaning

    Someone

Words Related to 読者 Through the Kanji 読

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 読 as well.

  • word

    読む

    Meaning

    Read

  • word

    読み方

    Meaning

    Reading

  • word

    音読み

    Meaning

    On reading

  • word

    訓読み

    Meaning

    Kunyomi

  • word

    読み取る

    Meaning

    Read, Interpret

  • word

    読書

    Meaning

    Reading

  • word

    読み書き

    Meaning

    Reading and writing

  • word

    読み

    Meaning

    Reading

Words Related to 読者 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

    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

    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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What does 'Dokusha' (読者) mean?

'Dokusha' means 'Reader' .

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