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筆者

ひっしゃ

the writer (of this text), the author

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Examples

  1. 筆者が言っていることが理解できますか。

    ひっしゃがいっていることがりかいできますか。

    Can you make sense of what the writer is saying?

  2. この文章で、筆者は何を一番伝えたいのか。

    このぶんしょうで、ひっしゃはなにをいちばんつたえたいのか。

    In this passage, what does the writer most want to convey?

  3. 筆者の考えに賛成する人ばかりではないだろう。

    ひっしゃのかんがえにさんせいするひとばかりではないだろう。

    Not everyone will agree with the writer's view.

Common patterns

筆者の考え
the writer's view
筆者によれば
according to the writer
筆者は～と述べている
the writer states that...

Memory tip

This is the reading-comprehension word: exam questions constantly ask 筆者の考え. It refers to whoever wrote the passage in front of you, especially an essay or article, while 作家 is a professional novelist and 著者 is the author credited on a book.

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