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筆者

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

筆者 — “the author, the writer (of this piece)”

筆者 (read ひっしゃ) means the author, the writer (of this piece). It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list.

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ひっしゃ

Meaning

the author, the writer (of this piece)

筆者 in a sentence

筆者ひっしゃの考えかんがえ。

The author's opinion.

The kanji in 筆者

筆brush, pen
者person, -er (doer)

Words that share a kanji with 筆者

鉛筆えんぴつ— pencil
万年筆まんねんひつ— fountain pen
筆ふで— writing brush
執筆しっぴつ— writing (a literary work), authorship
随筆ずいひつ— essay, literary miscellany
筆記ひっき— writing, taking notes
医者いしゃ— doctor; physician
患者かんじゃ— patient

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