著ちょ者しゃ

ちょ

しゃ

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

Typically refers to the author of a specific book, article, or written work. More concrete than 作家, which implies a professional writer or novelist.

この本ほんの著ちょ者しゃは有ゆう名めいな歴れき史

し

学がく

者しゃ

です

。

The author of this book is a famous historian.

著ちょ者しゃインタビューを読よむと、作さく品ひんの背はい景けいがよくわかる。

Reading the author interview gives a good understanding of the work's background.

Usage patterns

著ちょ者しゃによる〈物もの〉something written/created by the author
これは著ちょ者しゃによる貴き重ちょうな解かい説せつだ。
This is a valuable commentary by the author.
著ちょ者しゃに問とい合あわせるto contact the author (with a question)
詳くわしいことは著ちょ者しゃに問とい合あわせてください。
Please contact the author for further details.

Kanji

著renowned, publish, write
者someone, person

Related words· 8

作さっ家かN3
作家 refers to someone whose profession is writing (a novelist), while 著者 simply identifies who wrote a specific book or article.
筆ひっ者しゃN3
筆者 is often used for the writer of an essay or article and can refer to oneself, whereas 著者 is more formal and usually names the author of a book.
執しっ筆ぴつ者しゃ
執筆者 emphasizes the act of writing a specific piece (like a report or chapter), while 著者 focuses on ownership/authorship of the finished work.
論ろん者しゃ
著者 is the general word for the author of a book or article, while 論者 in this sense is a more formal term used especially in academic or argumentative writing.

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作さく者しゃN2
著者 is the more formal term used for the author of a written work, especially in academic or bibliographic contexts, while 作者 covers creators of any kind of work such as books, paintings, or music.
ライター
著者 names the author of one specific book or document, while ライター refers more broadly to anyone who writes for a living.
小しょう説せつ家か
著者 refers to the author of a particular book or work, whereas 小説家 describes the profession of writing novels in general.
書かき手てN2

Opposites

読どく者しゃN1
著者 is the person who writes a work, while 読者 is the person who reads it.

Don't confuse with

編へん者しゃ
著者 is the person who wrote the original content, whereas 編者 is the person who compiled or edited material written by others.

Word family

Etymology

From Middle Chinese-derived elements 著 (to write, to publish) and 者 (person). The compound has been used in Japanese to mean 'author' since at least the Edo period.

著者 specifically means the author of a published book and sounds more official, while 書き手 can refer to anyone who writes, published or not.