Definition for: kanji

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English

Etymology

Romanization of 漢字 (かんじ) (literally “Han characters”), the Japanese term derived from the Chinese hanzi .

Pronunciation

• kănji, /ˈkændʒi/, / "k{ndZi /

  Rhymes: -ændʒi

Noun

kanji

1. One of the three main writing systems of Japan. Kanji were borrowed from Chinese characters in three waves starting in the 5th century. There are two main ways of reading most characters, the kun’yomi (Japanese reading, 訓読み) and the on’yomi (Chinese reading, 音読み). There may also be a nanori or name reading that is used for people and places.

Usage notes

• The plural of kanji is kanji .

Related terms

• hanja (Korean)
• hanzi (Chinese)

Translations

• Chinese: 日本漢字, 日本汉字 (Rìbĕn Hànzì) (when referring specifically to the Japanese aspect)
• German: Kanji n
• Russian: кандзи (kandzi)
• Serbian: канђи

See also

• kana (仮名, かな)
• hiragana (平 仮名, ひらがな)
• katakana (片仮名, カタカナ)
• kyūjitai (旧字体, きゅうじたい)
• romaji (ローマ字, ローマじ)
• shinjitai (新字体, しんじたい)
• Yawiki:List of joyo kanji by reading
• article about kanji

Japanese

Romaji

kanji ( hiragana かんじ)

1. 漢字: Kanji

See also

• かな (仮名, kana)
• かたかな (片仮名, katakana)
• ひらがな (平仮名, hiragana)

Other Translations for "kanji"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		kanji
Hex		eb e1 ee 6a 69
Pig Latin		anjikay

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