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kanji
[ kahn-jee ]
noun
- a system of Japanese writing using Chinese-derived characters.
- a character in this system.
kanji
/ ˈkɑːn-; ˈkændʒɪ /
noun
- a Japanese writing system using characters mainly derived from Chinese ideograms
- a character in this system
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kanji1
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
The kanji characters shown there are 中本(Nakamoto) 哲史 (Satoshi).
Kanji are a system of Japanese writing using Chinese characters to phonetically represent names.
In identifying an individual, the correct kanji is essential.
There are hundreds of ways of representing Nakamoto Satoshi in kanji.
It is often extremely difficult to distinguish individuals or subjects without knowing the kanji characters.
They take rice kanji (gruel) prepared the previous night, with salt and chillies.
At night, boiled rice, or kanji with fish or curry made of vegetables from their kitchen garden, form their chief food.
Such of the members of the family as could not give him kanji (rice gruel) or boiled rice before death, now give it to him.
The sorcerer must be in a state of vow for twenty-one days, and live on a diet of chama kanji.
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