The kanji 者 represents a "person," "someone," or "a doer of something." It implies an individual who performs an action, possesses a characteristic, or belongs to a certain group. It is a fundamental kanji for denoting agents or subjects.

・On-yomi (音読み): しゃ (sha) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): もの (mono)

⚫︎ 学者 (gakusha) Translation: Scholar ⚫︎ 医者 (isha) Translation: Doctor ⚫︎ 記者 (kisha) Translation: Reporter

The kanji 者 is a pictograph. The top part represents a head and the bottom part represents the body with the legs. Over time, the character evolved to its current form, representing a person. It is believed to be a combination of the radical “耂” (old man or old) and radical “日” (sun). Therefore the formation could be related to an old person’s sun-tanned body.