What is the Kanji for "Renowned" and "Author"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Renowned" and "Author", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Renowned" and "Author" is "著".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Arawa" and "Ichijiru".

Its onyomi reading is "Cho".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "艹" means "Grass" . And The kanji "者" means "Someone" and can be read as "Sha" and "Mono".

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

What does the kanji "著" mean in japanese?

"著" means "Renowned" and "Author".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

著作: "Work". The noun '著作 (ちょさく)' means 'work', specifically referring to a literary or artistic creation. It is used to describe something that a person has written, composed, or produced, such as a book, article, painting, or piece of music. For example: His latest novel is an impressive work - (彼の最新小説は素晴らしい著作だ). She is a prolific writer with many works to her name - (彼女は多くの著作を持つ多作な作家だ).

著しい: "Significant". The Japanese adjective '著しい (いちじるしい)' means 'significant'. This adjective is used to describe something that is very noticeable, considerable, or conspicuous. It can be used to describe changes, differences, or other prominent features. For example: There was a significant change in the weather - (天気の変化は著しかった). The differences between the two products are significant - (この2つの製品の違いは著しい).

著者: "Author". The noun '著者 (ちょしゃ)' refers to a person who writes and publishes books, articles, or other written works. An author is the creator of a literary piece and is responsible for its content. For example: The author of this novel is very talented - (この小説の著者はとてもすばらしい).

著: "Work". The noun '著 (ちょ)' refers to a 'work' or 'publication', such as a book, article, or other written material that has been created and published. This word is often used to refer to an author's published work. For example: His latest work was a bestseller - (彼の最新の著作は、ベストセラーとなった). She is a prolific author with many published works - (彼女は多くの著作を持つ多作な著者である).

著書: "Book". The noun '著書 (ちょしょ)' means 'book'. This word refers to a written work, usually a published book, that was authored by someone. It can be used to talk about books that someone has written, such as: 彼の著書は面白い - (His book is interesting). 彼女の新しい著書が発売されます - (Her new book will be released).

顕著: "Prominent" or "Conspicuous". The adjectival noun '顕著 (けんちょ)' means 'prominent' or 'conspicuous'. It describes something that is very noticeable, obvious, or remarkable. This word can be used to describe physical attributes, achievements, or other qualities that stand out. For example: His achievements are prominent - (彼の功績は顕著である). The problem is particularly conspicuous - (その問題は特に顕著である).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

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 "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "あ" is read as "a". The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra". The hiragana "わ" is read as "wa". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "じ" is read as "ji". And The hiragana "る" is read as "ru".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.