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- [kahn-jee]
- /ˈkɑn dʒi/
- /ˈkæn.dʒi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kahn-jee]
- /ˈkɑn dʒi/
Definitions of kanji word
- noun plural kanji a system of Japanese writing using Chinese-derived characters. 1
- noun plural kanji a character in this system. 1
- noun kanji A system of Japanese writing using Chinese characters. 1
- noun Definition of kanji in Technology (human language, character) /kahn'jee/ (From the Japanese "kan" - the Chinese Han dynasty, and "ji" - glyph or letter of the alphabet. Not capitalised. Plural "kanji") The Japanese word for a Han character used in Japanese. Kanji constitute a part of the writing system used to represent the Japanese language in written, printed and displayed form. The term is also used for the collection of all kanji letters. The Japanese writing system also uses hiragana, katakana, and sometimes romaji (Roman alphabet letters). These characters are distinct from, though commonly used in combination with, kanji. Furigana are also added sometimes. 1
- noun kanji a Japanese writing system using characters mainly derived from Chinese ideograms 0
- noun kanji a character in this system 0
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Origin of kanji
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
1915-20; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese hàn Han (i.e., China) + zì characters
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Kanji
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kanji popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
kanji usage trend in Literature
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