著 author

(flowertop) + 者 (professional)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes

Onyomi

CHO

I CHOKED an author once, because he didn't like my Condi Rice / Miss Piggy fan-fiction.

Mnemonic

The professional author wrote a book on flowers.

Kunyomi

いちじる*しい remarkable, notable (a striking mismatch between two things, a marked decline in white blood cells, a significant effect on the disease, a glaring weakness, a marked success)
☆☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

著者(ちょしゃ)

"this author" ★☆☆☆☆
著 (author) + 者 (professional) = 著者 ("this author")

the way pretentious authors refer to themselves in the book: "As this author has said before, blah blah blah."

著作権(ちょさくけん)

copyright ★☆☆☆☆
著 (author) + 作 (make) + 権 (rights) = 著作権 (copyright)