kanji

[ kahn-jee ]

noun,plural kan·ji, kan·jis.
  1. a system of Japanese writing using Chinese-derived characters.

  2. a character in this system.

Origin of kanji

1
1915–20; <Japanese <Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese hàn Han (i.e., China) + characters

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British Dictionary definitions for kanji

kanji

/ (ˈkændʒɪ, ˈkɑːn-) /


nounplural -ji or -jis
  1. a Japanese writing system using characters mainly derived from Chinese ideograms

  2. a character in this system

Origin of kanji

1
Japanese, from Chinese han Chinese + zi character

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