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開発者 (kaihatsusha) Japanese meaning: developer | Kotomora

開かい発はつ者しゃ

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Meanings

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Refers to a person or entity that develops something, commonly used in software, real estate, and product development contexts.

彼かれはソフトウェアの開かい発はつ者しゃとして働はたらいている。

He works as a software developer.

このアプリの開かい発はつ者しゃは誰だれですか。

Who is the developer of this app?

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の開かい発はつ者しゃthe developer of something
このアプリの開かい発はつ者しゃはまだ学がく生せいだそうだ。
I heard the developer of this app is still a student.
開かい発はつ者しゃ向むけ〈物もの〉something aimed at developers
会かい社しゃは開かい発はつ者しゃ向むけの新あたらしいツールを公こう開かいした。
The company released a new tool aimed at developers.

Kanji

開open, unfold, unseal
発departure, discharge, publish
者someone, person

Related words

デベロッパー
デベロッパー is the katakana loanword often used in tech/business contexts as a casual synonym for 開発者, especially for software or real-estate companies.
プログラマー
プログラマー refers narrowly to someone who writes code, while 開発者 covers the broader role of designing and building a product, not just coding.
制せい作さく者しゃ
制作者 is a broader term for the creator of any work (film, art, product), whereas 開発者 is used specifically for developing systems, software, or land.
開かい発はつ元もと
開発者 refers to the individual or team who actually writes/creates something, while 開発元 emphasizes the company or organization behind the product.

Don't confuse with

開かい拓たく者しゃ
開拓者 (pioneer/settler who clears new land) looks similar to 開発者 (developer) because both start with 開, but they mean very different things.

Counted with

人にん
counter for people

Word family

ゲーム開かい発はつ者しゃ
video game developer
アプリケーション開かい発はつ者しゃ
application developer; applications programmer

Built from

開かい発はつ+者しゃ

Etymology

Compound of 開発 (development) + 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word follows a common pattern for agent nouns.