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者 = 日 + 老
者 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “someone”. It is built from 日 (day) and 老 (old man). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1345. It appears as a component in 13 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- someone
- RTK frame
- 1345
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シャ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- もの
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- puppet, sooty, кто-то
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 者 that which
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 者
- 煮 boil
- 著 renowned
- 箸 chopsticks
- 署 signature
- 暑 sultry
- 諸 various
- 猪 boar
- 渚 strand
- 賭 gamble
- 緒 thong
- 都 metropolis
- 堵 railing
- 屠 butchering
How to find 者 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “day” + “old man”. 者 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 者 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.