作者

Chinese
 
to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make
 ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)
simp. and trad.
(作者)		 作 者

Pronunciation

Noun

作者

  1. author; writer
    我從來沒有想到他是那本小說的作者。 [MSC, trad.]
    我从来没有想到他是那本小说的作者。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu xiǎngdào tā shì nà běn xiǎoshuō de zuòzhě. [Pinyin]
    It never occurred to me that he was the author of that novel.
    作者水平有限，如有錯漏，望大家指正。 [MSC, trad.]
    作者水平有限，如有错漏，望大家指正。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zuòzhě shuǐpíng yǒuxiàn, rú yǒu cuòlòu, wàng dàjiā zhǐzhèng. [Pinyin]
    The author's ability has its limits; feedback regarding errors and omissions is welcome.
  2. (archaic) creator; founder
  3. (archaic) builder; constructor

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.

Synonyms
  • (author; writer): 著者 (zhùzhě)

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
作 者
さく
Grade: 2		 しゃ
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

作者 (hiragana さくしゃ, rōmaji sakusha)

  1. the creator of a work, such as an author, writer, poet, or artist
    • 1993 November 25 [May 20 1989], Adachi, Mitsuru, “第だい27話わ　直なお人との想おもい [Chapter 27: Mortals’ Desires]”, in スローステップSLOW STEP [SLOW STEP], volume 4 (fiction), 11th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 74:
      きれいな星 (ほし)空 (ぞら)だね
      Kirei na hoshizora da ne
      Look at that beautiful starry sky
      そうね
      Sō ne
      It is, isn’t it?
      あ　流 (なが)れ星 (ぼし)
      A nagareboshi
      Ah, a shooting star
      何 (なに)か　願 (ねが)い事 (ごと)した？
      Nani ka Negaigoto shita?
      What’d you wish for?
      ——うん　このシーンが１コマでも長 (なが)く続 (つづ)きますようにって
      ——Un kono shīn ga hito-koma demo nagaku tsuzukimasu yō nitte
      ——Umm, I wished I could drag this scene forever
      ……作 (さく)者 (しゃ)思 (おも)いだね
      ……Sakusha omoi da ne
      ……Typical author’s wish, huh?

Synonyms

Compounds
  • 戯作者 (げさくしゃ) (gesakusha)
  • 原作者 (げんさくしゃ) (gensakusha)
  • 創作者 (そうさくしゃ) (sōsakusha)
  • 著作者 (ちょさくしゃ) (chosakusha)

References
  • The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary. →ISBN
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