Today’s Kanji is “者” (mono); Kanji for “person”.
Handwritten Kanji “者” (mono)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “者”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 者 | シャ もの | sha mono | 8 | 耂 | person |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “者”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 作者 | さくしゃ | Sakusha | Author |
| 記者 | きしゃ | Kisha | Reporter |
| 若者 | わかもの | Wakamono | Youth |
若者（わかもの）= youth, young people