者
者
someone, person
8 strokesFrequency 38JLPT N3Grade 3
On
シャ
Kun
もの
Dictionary
Common Words
1
Rarely used without a qualifier
person
Examples
じっくり彼に耳を貸す者はいない。
No one stops to listen to him.
1
Suffix
person; -er
Examples
彼はその強盗事件の従犯者として逮捕された。
He was arrested as an accessory to the robbery.
2
Abbreviation; Archaic; Common noun
expert; geisha; prostitute
1
who; what kind of person
Examples
そこで、今の人達が何者なのか説明しておきたいと思います。
So I want to explain who these people are.
1
Usu. as お医者さん in polite speech
doctor; physician
Examples
医者は彼の折れた足をついだ。
The doctor set his broken leg.
1
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
Examples
若者達は本来、親の考えに対して反発するものだ。
It is quite natural for young people to rebel against their parents.
その歌手は若者たちのアイドルだ。
That singer is a teenage idol.
1
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
Examples
聴聞会は報道関係者を閉め出して行われました。
The hearing were made off-limits to the press.
1
victim; injured party; sufferer
Examples
我々は水害の被害者に食物と衣類を支給した。
We provided the flood victims with food and clothing.
1
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
Examples
その事故の犠牲者数は死者５名、負傷者１００名であった。
The toll from the accident was 5 persons dead and 100 persons injured.
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pair; the two; both persons; both things
Examples
両者の溝が狭まった。
The gap between them has narrowed.
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