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著 = 者 + 艹

著 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “renowned”. It is built from 者 (someone) and 艹 (mugwort). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1347. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
renowned
RTK frame
1347
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チョ, チャク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あらわ.す, いちじる.しい
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
известный
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
著 manifest

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 者 someone
  2. 艹 mugwort

Characters that contain 著

How to find 著 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “someone” + “mugwort”. 著 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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