“Character” or “Letter” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “字”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “字” means “Written text”, “Handwriting” or “Section of village” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “字”
Jouyou Kanji “字” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 6 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | じ(ji) |
| Kun-Yomi | あざ(aza) |
| Meanings | Character, Letter |
| Name other than real one | |
| Small section name of villages and towns |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “字”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 字余り(じあまり-ji a ma ri) | Excess syllables in haiku, waka etc |
| 字音(じおん-ji o n) | Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations) |
| 字解(じかい-ji ka i) | Kanji meaning interpretation |
| 字画(じかく-ji ka ku) | Number of strokes in a character, Stroke count of a Chinese character |
| 字義(じぎ-ji gi) | Meaning of words |
| 字句(じく-ji ku) | Words and phrases |
| 字配り(じくばり-ji ku ba ri) | Arrangement of characters, Layout, spacing and arrangement of letters |
| 字訓(じくん-ji ku n) | Japanese reading of a kanji |
| 字源(じげん-ji ge n) | ① Origin of a character, ② Composition of a Kanji character, ③ Chinese character from which a kana character is derived |
| 字書(じしょ) | Dictionary of Chinese characters, Kanji dictionary |
| 字体(じたい-ji ta i) | Font, Form of a character |
| 字面(じづら-ji du ra) | ① Appearance of written characters, ② Literal meaning, Superficial meaning |
| 字典(じてん-ji te n) | Kanji dictionary |
| 字引き(じびき-ji bi ki) | Dictionary, Lexicon |
| 字母(じぼ-ji bo) | Letter (of an alphabet), Syllabic character |
| 字幕(じまく-ji ma ku) | Subtitle, Captioning, Written words on a screen |
| 大字(おおあざ) | Large section of village |
| 頭文字(かしらもじ-ka shi ra mo ji) | Initials, First letter of a word |
| 活字(かつじ-ka tsu ji) | ① Printing type, Movable type, ② Printed text, Print |
| 漢字(かんじ-ka n ji) | Chinese character, Kanji |
| 旧字(きゅうじ-kyu u ji) | Old character form, Traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946 |
| 国字(こくじ-ko ku ji) | ① Native script, Official writing system of a country, Official script, ② Kana (as opposed to kanji), Japanese syllabary, ③ Kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China), Japanese-made kanji |
| 古字(こじ-ko ji) | Ancient character (esp. Chinese), Ancient writing |
| 誤字(ごじ-go ji) | Misprint, Misspelling, Typo, Typographical error, Erratum |
| 新字(しんじ-shi n ji) | ① Newly created character, ② Newly introduced (kanji) character (in a textbook), ③ New character form; shinjitai, Simplified form of kanji used in Japan since 1946 |
| 数字(すうじ-su u ji) | Figure, Numeral, Digit |
| 正字(せいじ-se i ji) | ① Correctly written character, Kanji used with its original meaning, ② Traditional kanji, Unsimplified kanji |
| 俗字(ぞくじ-zo ku ji) | Informal variant of a Chinese character, Popular form of a Chinese character |
| 脱字(だつじ-da tsu ji) | Omission of a letter (or word), Missing letter (or word) |
| 点字(てんじ-te n ji) | Braille |
| 表意文字(ひょういもじ-hyo u i mo ji) | Ideograph, Ideogram, Ideographic script |
| 表音文字(ひょうおんもじ-hyo u o n mo ji) | Phonogram, Phonetic script |
| 名字 or 苗字(みょうじ-myo u ji) | Family name, Surname, Last name |
| 文字(もじ or もんじ-mo ji (or) mo n ji) | Character, Letter, Script |
| 略字(りゃくじ-rya ku ji) | Simplified form of a Chinese character, Abbreviated form of a Kanji character, Simplified character, Abbreviation |
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