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Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
外字 • (gaiji) ←ぐわいじ (gwaizi)?
- A character not included in a standard set of characters, such as JIS or Unicode. Often found in names of Japanese people and places.
- foreign character
- Antonym: 邦字 (hōji)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
外字 • (oeja) (hangeul 외자)
- hanja form? of 외자
