A Person or the Suffix “–er”

"A Person" by Nao

mono, sha

Although this character means a person, we rarely use it as an independent word. It always follows some modifiers. It is equivalent to the suffix –er added to verbs to form nouns which refer to a person.

-mono

• A careless and hasty person is awatemono. Awate comes from the verb “awateru,” meaning “to be hasty.”
• A thoughtless, careless, and absentminded person is ukkarimono. Ukkari means carelessness.
• A big figure or a VIP is ōmono.
• A popular person is “nin kimono.” Ninki means popularity.
• A fool is orokamono or bakamono. Both oroka and baka means fool.
• A lazy person is namakemono. Nameke comes from the verb “namakeru,” meaning “to laze.”
• A sharp and clever person is kiremono. Kire comes from the verb “kireru,” meaning “to cut.”
• A young person is wakamono.
• A coward is “shō shinmono.” Shōshin means cowardice.

-sha

• Others are tasha.
• The strong are kyōsha.
• The weak are jakusha. Jaku means weak.
• A reporter is kisha.
• A scholar is gakusha.

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1. Draw the horizontal stroke on the top.
2. Draw the vertical stroke crossing the previous stroke.
3. Draw the longest horizontal stroke.
4. Draw the sweeping stroke from the upper right corner of the character.
5. Draw the left side of the rectangle.
6. Draw the upper and right sides of the rectangle.
7. Draw the horizontal stroke in the rectangle.
8. Draw the horizontal stroke at the bottom.