kokuji
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese
Noun
editkokuji (plural kokuji)
- Any of the kanji characters invented in Japan.
Usage notes
edit- Some kokuji have since been used in Chinese languages; see Category:Japanese-coined CJKV characters used outside Japanese.
- Some kokkun (characters borrowed from Chinese, but given different meanings in Japanese) are often mislabeled as kokuji.
- Japanese simplifications are instead referred to as
新 字体 (しんじたい, shinjitai, “new character forms”).
Translations
editkanji characters invented in Japan
See also
edit- Category:Japanese-coined CJKV characters
- hanja
- hanzi
- kanji
新 字体 (しんじたい, shinjitai, “new character forms”).
Japanese
editRomanization
editkokuji