著 — kanji meaning “renowned”
著
renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work
- Meanings
- renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work
- On'yomi
- チョ (cho)、チャク (chaku)
- Kun'yomi
- あらわ.す、いちじる.しい
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #849 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- zhù, zhe, zhāo, zháo, zhǔ, zī — Chinese character page
Words with 著
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 著者 | ちょしゃ chosha | author (usu. of a particular book); writer |
| 著書 | ちょしょ chosho | (written) work; book; writings |
| 著名 | ちょめい chomei | famous; noted; eminent |
| 著作 | ちょさく chosaku | writing (a book); book; (literary) work |
| 顕著 | けんちょ kencho | remarkable; striking; obvious |
| 名著 | めいちょ meicho | famous book; masterpiece (literary work) |
| 著しい | いちじるしい ichijirushii | striking; remarkable; considerable |
| 共著 | きょうちょ kyoucho | joint authorship; co-authorship; collaboration |
| 編著 | へんちょ hencho | compilation |
| 著述 | ちょじゅつ chojutsu | writing; book; (literary) work |
| 原著 | げんちょ gencho | the original work |
| 自著 | じちょ jicho | one's own literary work |
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