# 者 professional

(dizzy) + 日 (sun, day)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
COCK STRONG
COCK - when it's used with the ON-yomi, it means 'professional', but when it's used with the KUN-yomi, it just means 'person.'

What makes it even more fucked: there's no way to guess which is which. Because they're grammatically identical! (both are suffixes with no okurigana to give you a hint)

Even more fucked: the pronunciation of the 'person' meaning of 者 is the same as the word for 'thing.' （物） This kanji is just incredibly retarded.

STRONG RADICAL: almost all kanji which incorporate this radical are pronounced SHO. Even though its own kunyomi is SHA!!!

Just keeps getting worse, don't it?!?

## Onyomi

SHA |

## Mnemonic

| The professional SHALL work all day until they get dizzy!

## Kunyomi

( xxx ) もの | person SUF ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

若者(わかもの) | young person ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 若 (young) + 者 (professional) = 若者 (young person) young person - example of the kunyomi (もの） suffix
記者(きしゃ) | reporter ★★☆☆☆ 記 (diary) + 者 (professional) = 記者 (reporter) reporter
ばか者(ばかもの) | dummy ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN dumb person - example of the kunyomi (もの) suffix.
科学者(かがくしゃ) | scientist ★★☆☆☆ 科学 (science) + 者 (professional) = 科学者 (scientist)
芸者(げいしゃ) | geisha ★☆☆☆☆ 芸 (art) + 者 (professional) = 芸者 (geisha) what Asian chicks in college get mad about

## Used In

- 著
- 緒
- 諸
- 署
- 暑
- 煮
- 賭
- 都

## Synonyms

doctor/teacher 医者 医師 先生 教師
outsider よそ者 のけ者