著
著 — Renowned
renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on
On’yomiチョ (cho)
On’yomiチャク (chaku)
Kun’yomiあらわす (arawasu)
Kun’yomiいちじるしい (ichijirushii)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 著
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 著者 | ちょしゃ chosha | author (usu. of a particular book); writer |
| 著書 | ちょしょ chosho | (written) work; book; writings |
| 著 | ちょ cho | (written) work; book; (written) by |
| 著作権 | ちょさくけん chosakuken | copyright |
| 著作 | ちょさく chosaku | writing (a book); book; (literary) work |
| 顕著 | けんちょ kencho | remarkable; striking; obvious |
Study notes
著 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #849 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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