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著

Author
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingチョ
Kun readingあらわ.す、いちじる.しい
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6Level 33

Meanings

  1. author
  2. arrival
  3. counter for suits of clothing
  4. don
  5. finish
  6. literary work
  7. phenomenal
  8. publish
    彼は物理学の著書を出版した。He had a book on physics published.tatoeba
  9. put on
  10. remarkable
    特に北条泰時にそれが著しい。In particular, Yasutoki HOJO was treated with remarkable respect.wiki
    彼らの容姿には著しい特徴が見られる。Their appearance had remarkable characteristics.wiki
  11. renownedRtK
  12. wear
  13. write
    彼は著述に励んでいた。He was fully occupied with his writing.tatoeba
  1. (written) work
  2. book
  3. (written) by
  4. clearness
  5. obviousness

Popular Usage

著す著しい

Radicals and components

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How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · someone · puppet · sooty · old man · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1347

Compound words

著すあらわす
to write; to publish
著者ちょしゃ
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
著しいいちじるしい
striking; remarkable; considerable
共著きょうちょ
joint authorship; co-authorship; collaboration; joint work
顕著けんちょ
remarkable; striking; obvious
著作ちょさく
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
著書ちょしょ
(written) work; book; writings
著名ちょめい
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished
名著めいちょ
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
近著きんちょ
recent work
編著へんちょ
compilation
著作権ちょさくけん
copyright
遺著いちょ
posthumous work
原著げんちょ
the original work
拙著せっちょ
my book
前著ぜんちょ
ibid.
著るきる
to wear (from the shoulders down)
著手ちゃくしゅ
starting work (on)
著莪しゃが
fringed iris (Iris japonica)
顯著けんちょ
remarkable
原著者げんちょしゃ
author
姫著莪ひめしゃが
fringed iris (Iris gracilipes)

Additional Examples

彼は私の著書に言及した。
He made reference to my book.tatoeba
彼は教師としても作家としても著名である。
He is eminent both as a teacher and writer.tatoeba
その後半生は歌人として信生法師日記を著すなどした。
He spent his latter half life as mainly a poet and wrote "Diary of Priest Shinsho."wiki
なお同書中において坪内は、模写小説にて人情を著す方を尊んでいる。
In the book, TSUBOUCHI thinks it is more valuable to express human feelings in realistic novels.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Write (a book); notable. 艹 + 者 (person) — the one who writes. 著者 — author.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 著

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step