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Kanji 著: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 著: renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work

Key takeaways

Kanji 著: renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

renownedpublishwriteremarkablephenomenalput ondonweararrivalfinish (race)counter for suits of clothingliterary work

On reading

チョチャク

Kun reading

あらわ.すいちじる.しい

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 著

renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

艹 + 者

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a person (者) writing on paper made from grass (艹) fibers. It represents the act of writing a book to publish it and becoming renowned for one's work.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

チョ
  • ちょ

    counter for suits / arrival at

  • 著書ちょしょ

    literary work / published book

  • 著名ちょめい

    well-known / famous / noted

  • 著者ちょしゃ

    author / writer

Kun reading

あらわ.す
  • 著しいいちじるしい

    remarkable / considerable

  • 著すあらわす

    to write / to publish

Commonly used words

  • ちょ

    counter for suits / arrival at

  • 著書
    ちょしょ

    literary work / published book

  • 著名
    ちょめい

    well-known / famous / noted

  • 著者
    ちょしゃ

    author / writer

  • 著しい
    いちじるしい

    remarkable / considerable

  • 著す
    あらわす

    to write / to publish

Example sentences

Example 1

彼の成績はしく向上した。

Translation

His grades improved remarkably.

Example 2

気温の変化がしい季節です。

Translation

It is a season with considerable temperature changes.

Example 3

スーツを二クリーニングに出した。

Translation

I sent two suits to the dry cleaners.

Example 4

バスは午後三時にいた。

Translation

The bus arrived at 3 PM.

Kanji 著: renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work | Daily Nihongo