kanji
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dʒi noun, plural kan·ji, kan·jis.
1.
a system of Japanese writing using Chinese-derived characters.
2.
a character in this system.
Origin:
1915–20; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese hàn Han (i.e., China) + zì characters
1915–20; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese hàn Han (i.e., China) + zì characters
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kanji (ˈkændʒɪ, ˈkɑːn-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ji, -jis | |
| 1. | a Japanese writing system using characters mainly derived from Chinese ideograms |
| 2. | a character in this system |
| [Japanese, from Chinese han Chinese + zi character] | |
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Kanji
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
kanji
"Chinese ideographs that make up the bulk of Japanese writing," 1920, from Jap. kan "Chinese" + ji "letter, character."
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Computing Dictionary
kanji definition
human language, character/kahn'jee/ (From the Japanese "kan" - the Chinese Han dynasty, and "ji" - glyph or letter of the alphabet. Not capitalised. Plural "kanji") The Japanese word for a Han character used in Japanese. Kanji constitute a part of the writing system used to represent the Japanese language in written, printed and displayed form. The term is also used for the collection of all kanji letters.
US-ASCII doesn't include kanji characters, but some character encodings, including Unicode, do.
The Japanese writing system also uses hiragana, katakana, and sometimes romaji (Roman alphabet letters). These characters are distinct from, though commonly used in combination with, kanji. Furigana are also added sometimes.
(2000-12-30)
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kanji
in Japanese writing, characters adapted from Chinese characters and usually employed for writing nouns, verb roots, adjectives, and other important words. The Japanese affixes for verb tenses, prepositions, and other grammatical markers, which do not exist in Chinese, are indicated by hiragana symbols written beside the kanji. The pronunciation of kanji symbols may be indicated as well by hiragana signs. See also kana.
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Example sentences
Two or more kanji together can have a meaning quite different from one in isolation.
Stop by any tattoo shop, and there's a good chance you'll see someone getting a kanji character inked onto his or her skin.
It showed up perfectly in the preview, but now the kanji and kana appear as question marks.
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