kokuji
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 国字 (kokuji), from Middle Chinese 國 (kwok, “kingdom, nation”) + 字 (dzì, “ character”). Doublet of gukja.
Noun
kokuji (plural kokuji)
- Any of the kanji characters invented in Japan.
Usage notes
- Some kokuji have since been used in Chinese languages; see Category:Japanese-coined CJKV characters used outside Japanese.
- Some kokkun (characters borrowed from Chinese, but given different meanings in Japanese) are often mislabeled as kokuji.
- Japanese simplifications are instead referred to as 新字体 (しんじたい, shinjitai, “new character forms”).
Translations
kanji characters invented in Japan
See also
- Category:Japanese-coined CJKV characters
- hanja
- hanzi
- kanji
- 新字体 (しんじたい, shinjitai, “new character forms”).
Japanese
Romanization
kokuji