者
1. Meaning and Reading
- person, someone
- Onyomi : しゃ
- Kunyomi : もの
2. Kanji Explanation
- 日 : sunlight
- 老 : old person
An old person (老) basking in sunlight (日). Originally meant ‘elderly person’, but now also commonly refers to a ‘person’.
3. Example Words
学者
がくしゃ
scholar
彼は有名な学者だ。
He is a famous scholar.
若者
わかもの
young person
若者が集まっている。
Young people are gathered.
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