話者

Reading

Kana: わしゃ

Romaji: washa

Definition

noun

1

speaker; narrator

See also: 母語話者 (reading ぼごわしゃ)

Kanji

話

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし

Meanings: tale, talk

者

Readings: シャ、 もの

Meanings: someone, person

Example Sentences

英語(えいご)話者(わしゃ)に通(つう)じなきゃ意味(いみ)ないぞ。

➥That means nothing if English speakers don't understand it.

彼(かれ)が英語(えいご)を話(はな)すのを聞(き)けば、母語(ぼご)話者(わしゃ)だと思(おも)うだろう。

➥To hear him speak English, you would take him for a native speaker.