Today’s #kanji is #者, which is listed under the radical of #おいかんむり（耂）, but it sounds like 者 was formed unrelated to that radical. Its original form had a dot between 耂 and 日.
Meaning: a person
Reading: シャ（ジャ）、もの
医者（イシャ）: a (medical) doctor
王者（オウジャ）: a king, a champion
学者（ガクシャ）: a scholar, an academic
作者（サクシャ）: the creator of work, the author
信者（シンジャ）: a believer, a devotee, a follower
達者（タッシャ）（な）: fit, healthy, well
長者（チョウジャ）: a millionaire, a rich person
者（もの）: a person, a fellow, somebody
前科者（ゼンカもの）: a person with a criminal record, a former convict
悪者（わるもの）: a bad person, a wicked fellow
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