Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Someone

Alternatives

Person, Something

Mnemonic

The radical and the kanji are exactly the same, so this means someone.

Readings

On’yomi

しゃ

Kun’yomi

もの

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

If you don't know who someone is, odds are they're a shaman (しゃ). Only a shaman would have the mystical powers to obscure their own identity and pass themselves off as a mysterious, unknown "someone."

Found In Vocabulary