# 著 — author; remarkable

著 means “author; remarkable”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: チョ (cho). Kun'yomi: あらわ(す) (arawasu), いちじる(しい) (ichijirushii). You'll see it in words such as 著 (cho, “work; book”).

- Meaning: author; remarkable
- On'yomi: チョ (cho)
- Kun'yomi: あらわ(す) (arawasu), いちじる(しい) (ichijirushii)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Words & language 1

## How to remember 著

Parts: 艹 grass · 者 someone

## Words with 著

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 著 | ちょ (cho) | work; book |
| 著す | あらわす (arawasu) | to write; to publish |
| 著しい | いちじるしい (ichijirushii) | striking; remarkable |

## Don't confuse it with

[暑](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/hot-weather/) · [者](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/someone/) · [都](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/metropolis/) · [草](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/grass/)

## More in the “Words & language 1” set

[辞](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/resign/) · [標](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/signpost/) · [略](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/abbreviate/) · [承](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/consent/) · [版](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/edition/) · [著](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/author/) · [誌](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/magazine/) · [刊](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/publish/)

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