Where does “真者” come from?

真者 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 真, from Chinese 似.

真者 (Japanese): the real person, not an impostor

Definitions

  1. the real person, not an impostor

Ancestry of “真者”, step by step

真者 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 真

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese真truth, reality; truth, reality, genuineness;...
2Chinese似—

via Japanese 者

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese者person; someone of that type, someone who does...
2Middle Chinese者—
Every word from Chinese 似 →Every word from Japanese 真 →