"作者" meaning in Japanese

See 作者 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [sa̠kɯ̟̊ɕa̠] Forms: 作者 [canonical] (ruby: 作(さく), 者(しゃ)), sakusha [romanization], 作者 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|さくしゃ}} 作(さく)者(しゃ) • (sakusha)
  1. the creator of a work, such as an author, writer, poet, or artist Synonyms: 著者 (chosha) (ruby: 著(ちょ), 者(しゃ)) (english: author of a book) Derived forms: 戯作者 (gesakusha) (ruby: 戯(げ), 作(さく), 者(しゃ)), 原作者 (gensakusha) (ruby: 原(げん), 作(さく), 者(しゃ)), 創作者 (sōsakusha) (ruby: 創(そう), 作(さく), 者(しゃ)), 著作者 (chosakusha) (ruby: 著(ちょ), 作(さく), 者(しゃ))
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          "english": "Look at that beautiful starry sky",
          "ref": "1993 November 25 [1989 May 20], Mitsuru Adachi, “第(だい)27(にじゅうしち)話(わ) 直(なお)人(と)の想(おも)い [Chapter 27: What Naoto Wants]”, in スロー(SLOW)ステップ(STEP) [Slow Step], 11th edition, volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 74:",
          "roman": "Kirei na hoshizora da ne",
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          "english": "It is, isn’t it?",
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          "roman": "Sō ne",
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          "english": "Ah, a shooting star",
          "ref": "1993 November 25 [1989 May 20], Mitsuru Adachi, “第(だい)27(にじゅうしち)話(わ) 直(なお)人(と)の想(おも)い [Chapter 27: What Naoto Wants]”, in スロー(SLOW)ステップ(STEP) [Slow Step], 11th edition, volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 74:",
          "roman": "A nagareboshi",
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          "english": "What’d you wish for?",
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          "roman": "Nani ka Negaigoto shita?",
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          "roman": "——Un kono shīn ga hito-koma demo nagaku tsuzukimasu yō nitte",
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          "english": "…Typical author’s wish, huh?",
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          "roman": "……Sakusha omoi da ne",
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          "translation": "…Typical author’s wish, huh?",
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      "ipa": "[sa̠kɯ̟̊ɕa̠]"
    },
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          "english": "Look at that beautiful starry sky",
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          "roman": "Kirei na hoshizora da ne",
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          "english": "It is, isn’t it?",
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          "roman": "Sō ne",
          "text": "そうね",
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          "english": "Ah, a shooting star",
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          "ref": "1993 November 25 [1989 May 20], Mitsuru Adachi, “第(だい)27(にじゅうしち)話(わ) 直(なお)人(と)の想(おも)い [Chapter 27: What Naoto Wants]”, in スロー(SLOW)ステップ(STEP) [Slow Step], 11th edition, volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 74:",
          "roman": "——Un kono shīn ga hito-koma demo nagaku tsuzukimasu yō nitte",
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          "english": "…Typical author’s wish, huh?",
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          "roman": "……Sakusha omoi da ne",
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          "text": "……作者思いだね",
          "translation": "…Typical author’s wish, huh?",
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      "glosses": [
        "the creator of a work, such as an author, writer, poet, or artist"
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      "ipa": "[sa̠kɯ̟̊ɕa̠]"
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      "english": "author of a book",
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      "translation": "author of a book",
      "word": "著者"
    }
  ],
  "word": "作者"
}

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