筆者

See also: 笔者

Chinese
 
pen; pencil; writing brush
pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters
 ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)
trad. (筆者) 筆 者
simp. (笔者) 笔 者

Pronunciation

Noun

筆者

  1. the author; the writer

Usage notes

While writer and author can both be translated as 作家 (zuòjiā) or 作者 (zuòzhě) depending on the context, the former term can only refer to a writer who is relatively well-established, while the latter term can refer to any person who writes a text. 著者 (zhùzhě) shares the same meaning as 作者 (zuòzhě). 筆者／笔者 (bǐzhě) is usually used self-reflexively.

Japanese
Kanji in this term
筆 者
ひつ > ひっ
Grade: 3		 しゃ
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
筆者 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Pronoun

筆(ひっ)者(しゃ) • (hissha) ←ひつしや (fitusya)?

  1. I, the author, the writer (in self-reference)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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