JLPT N2 · Noun

作者 (sakusha)

作者 (さくしゃ, sakusha) is a Japanese noun meaning “creator (of a work); author”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: さくしゃ
Romaji: sakusha
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer · noun

Example sentences

その小説の作者は誰でしょうか。

Who is the author of the novel?

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 作者

作

make, production, prepareサク・サ・つく.る・つく.り · 7 strokes

者

someone, personシャ・もの · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 作者.

作文さくぶんwriting (an essay, prose, etc.)作るつくるto make作さくwork (e.g. of art)作法さほうmanners作業さぎょうwork作品さくひんwork (e.g. book, film, painting, composition)作物さくもつcrop作家さっかauthor作曲さっきょくcomposition (of music)操作そうさoperation傑作けっさくmasterpiece作成さくせいmaking (a report, plan, contract, etc.)作製さくせいmanufacture製作せいさくmanufacture

Source: JMdict entry 1297710 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.