JLPT N2 · Noun

筆者 (hissha)

筆者 (ひっしゃ, hissha) is a Japanese noun meaning “writer; author”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひっしゃ
Romaji: hissha
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

writer; author · noun · often in self-reference

Example sentences

あなたは筆者が言っていることを理解できますか。

Can you make sense of what the writer is saying?

Tatoeba #231601

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

Kanji in 筆者

writing brush, writing, painting brushヒツ・ふで · 12 strokes

someone, personシャ・もの · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 筆者.

鉛筆えんぴつ(wooden) pencil万年筆まんねんひつfountain pen筆ふでwriting brush執筆しっぴつwriting随筆ずいひつessays筆記ひっきwriting down医者いしゃdoctor歯医者はいしゃdentist者ものperson学者がくしゃscholar患者かんじゃpatient記者きしゃreporter後者こうしゃthe latter前者ぜんしゃthe former

Source: JMdict entry 1487830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.