Kanji

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 See also

English

Etymology

Romanization of かんじ (literally "Han characters"), the Japanese term derived from the Chinese hanzi.

Noun

kanji (漢字, かんじ)

1. One of the four main writing systems of Japan. Kanji were borrowed from Chinese characters in three waves starting in the 5th century. There are two main ways of reading them, the kun (Japanese) reading and the on (Chinese) reading. There is also a nanori or name reading that is used for people and places.

Related terms

• Hanja
• Hanzi

Translations

• Chinese: 日本漢字 , 日本汉字 (when referring specifically to the Japanese aspect)
• Russian: кандзи (kandzi)
• Serbian: канђи

See also

• hiragana (ひらがな)
• kana (仮名, かな)
• katakana (片仮名 )
• kyūjitai (旧字体, きゅうじたい)
• romaji (ローマ字, ろーまじ or ろうまじ)
• shinjitai (新字体, しんじたい)
• Wiktionary:List of joyo kanji by reading
• Wikipedia article about kanji
• Japanese Kanji - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.