kokuji

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the kanji characters invented in Japan.

Word forms

kokuji

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 国字(こくじ) (kokuji), from Middle Chinese 國 (kwok, “kingdom, nation”) + 字 (dzì, “[written] character”). Doublet of gukja.

Related words

hanja hanzi kanji 新字体
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