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達者 (たっしゃ, tassha) Japanese meaning: healthy | Kotomora

達たっ者しゃ

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っ

しゃ

Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

healthy; in good health; robust

Describes a person's physical condition, often used for older people who are still vigorous. Common in greetings and well-wishes.

おじいさんは九きゅう十じゅっ

歳さい

で

も

達たっ

者しゃ

だ

。

Grandpa is still healthy even at ninety.

どうぞお達たっ者しゃで。

Please take care of yourself (stay well).

2

skilled; proficient; adept

Refers to being good at something, often a practical skill or art. Slightly old-fashioned; 上手 or 得意 are more common in modern casual speech.

彼かれは口くちが達たっ者しゃだ。
He is a smooth talker (literally, skilled with his mouth).
祖そ母ぼは編あみ物ものが達たっ者しゃだった。
My grandmother was skilled at knitting.

3

Noun usage for a highly skilled person. Often replaced by 達人 in modern Japanese, but 達者 can still appear in set phrases or older texts.

See also: 達人

彼かれは剣けん術じゅつの達たっ者しゃとして知しられていた。
He was known as a master of swordsmanship.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が達たっ者しゃto be proficient at (a skill, language, etc.)
彼かれは英えい語ごが達たっ者しゃだ。
He is proficient in English.
足あし腰こしが達たっ者しゃto have strong, healthy legs and hips (esp. of the elderly)
祖そ母ぼは八はち十じゅっ歳さいになっても足あし腰こしが達たっ者しゃだ。
My grandmother is still spry on her feet even at eighty.
お達たっ者しゃでtake care; stay healthy (parting well-wish, esp. to the elderly)
どうぞお達たっ者しゃでお過すごしください。
Please take good care of yourself and stay well.

Expressions

口くちの達たっ者しゃglib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued

Kanji

達accomplished, reach, arrive
者someone, person

Related words· 8

健けん康こうN4sense 1
健康 is the general, neutral word for being healthy, while 達者 stresses vigorous, robust health, often said of elderly people.
上手じょうずN5sense 2
上手 is the common modern word for being good at something, while 達者 in this sense sounds slightly old-fashioned or literary.
達たつ人じん sense 3
達人 is the standard modern noun for a master or expert, while 達者 used as a noun for this meaning is rarer and old-fashioned.
元げん気きN5sense 1
元気 is the everyday word for being lively and well, whereas 達者 is a somewhat formal or old-fashioned way to praise someone's continued good health.

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得とく意いN3sense 2
得意 highlights a skill one is proud of or confident in, while 達者 simply describes practical proficiency at something.
器き用ようN3
達者 emphasizes proficiency or mastery, often of a skill or language, while 器用 emphasizes physical dexterity or shrewd handling of tasks.
巧こう者しゃ
達者 emphasizes fluency or ability, especially with language, speech, or performance, while 巧者 emphasizes cleverness, tact, or tactical competence.

Word family

口くち達だっ者しゃ
eloquent; glib; talkative; fluent · smooth talker; glib talker
悪わる達だっ者しゃ
skilled but shoddy; technically proficient but lacking refinement · skilled but tasteless person; person with technical skill but no refinement
芸げい達だっ者しゃ
versatile entertainer; all-round performer; skilled person
処しょ世せい達たっ

Built from

たち+者しゃ

Written forms

達たっ者しゃUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
たっしゃUsage5%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing, especially for the health sense.

Etymology

From 達 (accomplished) + 者 (person), originally meaning 'one who has attained mastery'. The health sense developed from the idea of being in good, capable condition.

健けん在ざい

N1

達者 casually describes being fit, skilled, or healthy, while 健在 emphasizes continuing to be alive and vigorous over time.

者しゃ

worldly-wise; skilled at navigating life