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者 means 'person'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 19   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-7    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 5    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 2 words   Used in 1885 words   Used in 241 names   Component in 50 kanji (9 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   シャ
Kun
   もの person, someone
Variants
者  
Components
⿱  耂 (老) old  日 sun; day  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 者 is used 36 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 者 is used 1834 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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シャ : 1569 words FIND ALL
い し ゃ 0
noun
(medical) doctor; physician  (see also: お医者さん; pol. お医者さん; sensitive)
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シャ (read as じゃ) : 78 words FIND ALL
か ん じ ゃ 0
noun
(a) patient
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もの : 186 words FIND ALL
わ か も の 0
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
も さ 1
noun
man of valour; man of valor; stalwart; tough guy; warrior
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An additional 53 less common words include 者 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 314 (originally: 298)  Joy o' Kanji : 298  Key to Kanji: 463 

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者
シャ   もの person, someone   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
耂
old
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