letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
literally; to the letter; literal
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
surname; family name; last name
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
surname; family name; last name
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
literally; to the letter; literal
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
dial (of a meter, watch, etc.); face (of a clock); keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.); letter board (communication aid for people unable to speak); communication board
(one) letter; (one) character
word for word; verbatim; literally
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
printing (text or symbols); typing; printed character; typed character; character carved onto a seal
four characters; four letters
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
number of characters; character count
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
moving into the black; becoming profitable
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
character style; character form
omitted character; omitted letter
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
Japanese Red Cross Society; JRC
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
deficit-covering (government) bond
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
corruption (of text, e.g. in email, due to improper encoding); garbling; illegal character; corrupted text; garbled text
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
gold lettering; gilt letters
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion; (arch.) spring onion
English letter; alphabetic character
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
tactile paving (for the blind); bumpy tiling; Braille block
literally; self-explanatorily
Red Cross Hospital (91 hospitals in Japan)
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
losses; deficit; amount in the red
loop; shape of a hiragana "no"
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
figure eight; figure of eight
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
lowercase letter; small letter
literally; self-explanatorily
character information; character data; textual data
number of characters; number of letters
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
ornamental writing (esp. initial letters); decorative lettering; fancy script
letter by letter; character by character
abbreviated form of a Chinese character; simplified character; acronym; abbreviation
English-language newspaper
pyramid; monumental work; landmark achievement
International Committee of the Red Cross
spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter M (pornographic pose)
deficit operation; operating at a loss; being in the red
V-shaped recovery; sharp recovery
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)
larger section (of village)
wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token
Chinese numerals; kanji numerals
four-character compound word (usu. idiomatic)
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)
woman's handwriting; hiragana
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion; swastika-shaped family crest
arranging a group of people so as to form a character or spell out a message
symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
making a loss; incurring a deficit
alphanumeric character; letters (of the English alphabet) and numbers
literal (meaning; of a word, etc.)
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
meaning of a word; meaning of the kanji (that make up a word)
symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
written letters; handwriting
handwritten letter; handwritten character
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
number of characters per line, page, etc.
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations); nickname; section of a village
hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.
Lindera triloba (species of spicebush)
small type or handwriting
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
unit of five (in tallies, etc.)
jōyō kanji; kanji for common use; list of 2,136 kanji designated for common use (introduced in 1981, revised in 2010)
D-pad (directional keypad on a video game controller, remote control, etc.)
text entry; character entry
ideogram; ideograph; ideographic script
the Japanese syllabary symbols
Greek letter; Greek alphabet
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion; (arch.) spring onion
strokes in a Chinese character; stroke count of a Chinese character
English letter; alphabetic character
addiction to the printed word; addiction to reading; reading addict; obsessive reader
astronomical figure; astronomical number
kanji representation; representation in Chinese characters; way of writing (a word) in kanji
loss-making line (railway, bus, etc.); unprofitable route
Cyrillic alphabet; Cyrillic letter
dictionary of Chinese characters; kanji dictionary; dictionary
first letter; first letters; initial
aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning
Arabic script; Arabic letter
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
English-language newspaper
transcription (of speech to text)
old character form; kyūjitai; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
phonetic symbol; phonogram; phonetic script
disposition to operate in the red; tendency to have chronic deficits
pen writing; character written with a pen
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
number of the beast (666)
dictionary of Chinese characters; kanji dictionary
fingerspelling (in sign language for the deaf); finger alphabet
returning to profit; turnaround
Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
ornate initial; capital letters; flowers planted to form characters
characters that are difficult to read; poor handwriting
small administrative unit (of a village)
right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
subscript; superscript; index
character written in a cursive style
swastika (in its clockwise form, esp. as a Nazi symbol)
the Japanese syllabary symbols
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
kanji dictionary; Chinese character dictionary
character encoding; character code
crossroads; street crossing
Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism)
kanji aptitude test (esp. the Kanji Kentei); The Japan Kanji Aptitude Test
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
loss-making corporation; money-losing enterprise; lossmaker
Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation; JKATF
Yi script (used to write the Yi languages)
external character; user-defined character; kanji not included in the jōyō or jinmeiyō lists; foreign letters (esp. of a Western language); foreign writing
variant character; variant form of a character (esp. kanji)
character written in a cursive style
official writing system of a country; official script; kana (as opposed to kanji); Japanese syllabary; kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); Japanese-made kanji
literal (meaning; of a word, etc.)
number of characters per line, page, etc.
the six written characters of Buddha's name (used in prayer)
new character form; shinjitai; simplified form of kanji used in Japan since 1946
Hebrew alphabet; Hebrew letter
printed characters (as opposed to Braille)
drawn lettering; sound effects lettering
Rosicrucian; Fellowship of the Rosy Cross
old character form; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
single letter; single character
lettering on the spine of a book
to make a typo; to type the wrong character
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
simplified Chinese character
ancient character (esp. Chinese); ancient writing
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
list of jōyō kanji; list of kanji for common use
tōyō kanji; list of 1,850 kanji approved for general use in 1946, superseded by the jōyō kanji in 1981
kanji (as opposed to kana)
first Sanskrit alphabet letter (in esoteric Buddhism symbolizes the source of all things)
writing characters in the air with one's behind (by moving one's hips)
gold letters; letters written in gold paint
Greek letter; Greek alphabet
jindai moji; forged syllabic characters purported to have been used in ancient Japan
the Japanese syllabary symbols
subtitled (of a movie, etc.)
Latin alphabet; Latin character
all honors; winning hand consisting only of honor tiles
Tenpyō-hōji era (757.8.18-765.1.7)
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
Japanese character (i.e. kana, kanji)
right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)
countries where Chinese characters are used or were historically used
Phoenician alphabet; Phoenician character
standard printed form (of the 1,022 non-jōyō kanji commonly used in print)
space character; whitespace character; blank character
block of multiple characters arranged in a space equivalent to that of a single character
extended shinjitai; unofficial simplified forms of kanji not included in the jōyō list
Chinese characters; hanzi; kanji
hieratic (ancient Egyptian script)
correctly written character; kanji used with its original meaning; traditional kanji; unsimplified kanji; official in charge of proofreading characters in books (in China)
the one-character reply ("no") offered by Zhaozhou to the question "Does a dog have Buddha nature?"
beautifully written (Chinese) character
punctuation words in haiku, renga, etc. such as "ya", "kana", "keri", etc.
writing system using unconventional characters and symbols, esp. used by young women in texting
waka, haiku, etc. with insufficient syllables
flat sedge hat; bamboo hat
written language; literary language
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
entry kanji in a kanji dictionary; capital letter; matrix (printing); kanji corresponding to furigana
distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage
silver-gilt letters; silvery letters
newly created character; newly introduced (kanji) character (in a textbook); new character form; shinjitai
printed form (of writing); print; typeface
kite with a (kanji or kana) character written on it
multibyte character; multibyte encoding; variable-width encoding
carving characters; carved characters
man's handwriting; kanji; Chinese characters
personal meeting (esp. used by females)
woman's loincloth (worn as a kimono underskirt); single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath)
dyslexia; paralexia; reading disorder
mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
swastika (in its clockwise form, esp. as a Nazi symbol)
kanji (as opposed to kana); original form of a Chinese character (as opposed to a simplified or abbreviated form); Chinese character from which another Chinese character derives
(words with) different kanji but the same Japanese reading (and usu. a similar meaning)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
letter (of an alphabet); syllabic character; matrix; printing type; representative character of a Middle Chinese initial consonant
text storyboard (in anime, TV production, etc.); written storyboard
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
type printing; letterpress printing; typography
informal variant of a Chinese character; popular form of a Chinese character
numbers game; deceiving by misuse of numbers and statistics
Chinese-character cultural sphere; Sinosphere; countries where Chinese characters are used or were historically used
swastika (in its clockwise form, esp. as a Nazi symbol)
half-width character; single-byte character (ASCII, single-byte kana from JIS 201, etc.)
character spacing; space between letters or characters
traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
omission of a character; omitted character; blank type; insertion of blank spaces before and after the names of dignitaries (as a sign of respect)
anterior cruciate ligament; ACL
spelling rules; orthography
mixed writing (kanji and kana)
number notation; numeric notation; number designation
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
characters used by Western civilization (esp. the Latin alphabet)
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
Russian alphabet; Russian characters
kanji for "takara" (impressed on the obverse of a coin)
subtitled version (of a movie)
native Japanese characters (i.e. hiragana and katakana); kana; kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); Japanese-made kanji
restrictions on the number of kanji recognized for usage (recognised)
four-letter word (esp. in English)
omitted character; omitted letter
the Japanese reading of a kanji
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style
Jūmonjigakuen Women's University
putting into print; publishing; converting into digital text (e.g. speech, handwriting)
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion; swastika-shaped family crest
jinmeiyō kanji; non-jōyō kanji legally permitted for use in personal names
customary simplified form (of kanji); any of 22 simplified non-jōyō kanji variants commonly used in print
culture of the printed word; book culture
supplementary kanji; 5,801 kanji coded in JIS X 0212 to supplement those in JIS X 0208
mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners
green cross (safety symbol)
Kangxi dictionary; Chinese dictionary of 1716, which popularized the system of 214 radicals
raised type (to assist visually impaired readers); embossed lettering
character layout; typesetting
business insolvency due to liquidity problems
the 1,026 kanji taught in Japanese elementary schools
homophony (having the same pronunciation as another word but a different written form); heterography
Eight Principles of Yong; principles for writing the eight basic brush strokes in Chinese characters
to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on); to twist; to distort
romanization (representation of foreign words using the Roman alphabet); romanized spelling
algebraic equation; polynomial; character expression; literal expression
character layout; typesetting
Egyptian script (i.e. hieroglyphs, hieratic, and demotic)
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); repetition sign; ditto mark
zig-zag motion (esp. warship)
personal meeting (esp. used by females)
number enclosed within a circle (symbol)
shorthand symbol; stenograph; stenographic character; shorthand script
different character; other character; variant character; different written form of a character
list of 1,022 non-jōyō kanji commonly used in print
to leave a space (between words)
D-pad (directional keypad on a video game controller, remote control, etc.)
text decoration (e.g. character and font effects, underline, etc.)
length of a character string
empty string; null string
cursive handwriting; connected characters; running characters
designing a font; creating a new character not currently available
kana-kanji conversion (on a computer, etc.)
restricted kanji; limited number of kanji designated for daily use
syllabary; phonetic symbol
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning
Japanese-language newspaper (printed outside Japan)
kanji used for sound equivalence
idle words (in a written passage); useless words; empty words
writing style used to write the rankings
enclosed character; circled alphanumeric
picture formed from letters; painting representing reeds around water with rocks, grass or birds made using characters (Heian period)
unified Chinese character
ancient seal-script character
Aramaic alphabet; Aramaic letter
red letter style; cutesy fashion style named after fashion magazines featuring it (whose cover titles are printed in red or pink)
ghost character; kanji of unknown origin included in the JIS X 0208 character set
lake shaped like the kanji "heart" character (traditional Japanese gardens)
Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)
kanji dictionary; Chinese character dictionary
kimariji (comp. karuta); beginning characters that uniquely identify a poem in the Hyakunin Isshu
half-width alphanumeric character
mixed writing (kanji and kana)
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
kanji test; test of kanji skills
subscript; superscript; index
full-width character; regular character in the JIS, Unicode, etc. standards
word created by retaining the first syllable (or two) of a word and suffixing it with the word "moji"
word-for-word translation; literal translation
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
European letters; Latin script
anterior cruciate ligament; ACL
platform-dependent character
kanji meaning interpretation
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing
reading assigned to a kanji compound whose constituent characters are related to the word's meaning but not its pronunciation; kanji compound reading that has no correspondence to the readings of the constituent characters
hairpiece; false hair; switch; (arch.) hair
different letter; different character; different spelling
lexical unit; lexical token
printing type made from wood
single kanji that is read twice (with different pronunciations) in the Japanese reading of Chinese texts
Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
the six written characters of Buddha's name (used in prayer)
chu nom (formerly used Vietnamese script based on Chinese characters)
Japanese characters; kanji and kana
punctuation words in haiku, renga, etc. such as "ya", "kana", "keri", etc.
call sign (esp. maritime); distinctive letters
origin of a character; composition of a Chinese character; Chinese character from which a kana character is derived
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
demotic (ancient Egyptian script)
literally; to the letter; literal
Saxifraga fortunei var. alpina (species of rockfoil flower)
large character; alternative kanji used for numbers (esp. in financial contexts)
characters that are difficult to read; poor handwriting
list of kanji by school year
phototypesetting; photocomposition
phototypesetter; phototypesetting machine
foreign-language newspaper
K-shaped recovery (parts of the economy recovering from recession at different rates, times or magnitudes)
reading classical Chinese aloud without trying to understand the meaning; reading a kanji compound using the Japanese pronunciation of each of its characters
Japanese Red Cross Junior College of Akita
kanji left unpronounced when reading kanbun in Japanese; characters representing adverbs, conjunctions, etc. used in a letter
incorrectly written character; kanji written with the wrong strokes; wrongly used kanji
romanization (representation of foreign words using the Roman alphabet); romanized spelling
incorrectly written character; kanji written with the wrong strokes; wrongly used kanji
four-letter word (vulgar English term, e.g. fuck)
machine-dependent character; platform-dependent character
linear script (e.g. Linear A, Linear B)
block of multiple characters arranged in a space equivalent to that of a single character
dialectal kanji; kanji only used in a specific region
Shuowen Jiezi (first comprehensive dictionary of Chinese characters; 121 CE)
character class (e.g. distinct kanji character and its alternative written forms)
single-kanji conversion (in an input method)
pre-literate society; non-literate society
The Japan Kanji Aptitude Test
finger braille; system of communicating with the deaf-blind in which the receiver's fingers are tapped like a braille typewriter
great six-syllable mantra ("om mani padme hum")
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
dictionary with Japanese definitions of kanji and kanji compounds; kanji dictionary
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations); nickname; section of a village
old character form; kyūjitai; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
dictionary of Chinese characters; kanji dictionary
Yi script (used to write the Yi languages)
new character form; shinjitai; simplified form of kanji used in Japan since 1946
old character form; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
kanji representing verb or adjective
Chinese characters; hanzi; kanji
native Japanese characters (i.e. hiragana and katakana); kana; kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); Japanese-made kanji
omission of a character; omitted character; blank type; insertion of blank spaces before and after the names of dignitaries (as a sign of respect)
Kangxi dictionary; Chinese dictionary of 1716, which popularized the system of 214 radicals
chee fah; chiffa; gambling game in which players buy a lined paper with 36 words on it and try and guess the word the dealer has chosen
kanji used for sound equivalence
number enclosed within a circle (symbol)
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); repetition sign; ditto mark
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); repetition sign; ditto mark
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); repetition sign; ditto mark
cursive handwriting; connected characters; running characters
designing a font; creating a new character not currently available
kana-kanji conversion (on a computer, etc.)
word created by retaining the first syllable (or two) of a word and suffixing it with the word "moji"
kanji left unpronounced when reading kanbun in Japanese; characters representing adverbs, conjunctions, etc. used in a letter
lower-case letters (of the English alphabet)
kanji dictionary with English definitions
character of questionable form
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character)
entry kanji in a kanji dictionary
caret (symbol for omitted word)
T-square (technical drawing instrument)
handwritten abbreviation (of kanji)
conversion; converted character
significant figures; significant digits
simplification of a kanji
issues pertaining to a nation's script (e.g. standardization of kanji in Japanese)
superfluous character; character added by mistake
foreign-language newspaper
International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA
double-crosspiece cross (symbol for tuberculosis prevention)
the question of limiting the use of Chinese characters
coded character set; code
character encoding scheme
kanji printed as ruby, usually to explain kana
semasio-phonetic character (combining semantic and phonetic components)
kunrei-shiki romanization (government-authorized system of romanizing Japanese); kunrei system
writing style used to write the rankings
Chinese four-character phrase or idiomatic expression
ordinary woman secretly engaged in prostitution (Edo period)
superficial learning; book learning; merely knowing the meanings of a large number of individual words
style of lettering consisting of thick vertical and horizontal lines, often used in seals, crests, etc.; printed style (of writing Chinese characters; as opposed to cursive style); kanji (as opposed to kana)
half-width Roman character
full-width Roman character
iteration mark shaped like the hiragana "ku" (used in vertical writing to represent repetition of two or more characters)
iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
(words with) different kanji but the same Japanese reading (and usu. a similar meaning)
single-kanji dictionary (esp. for use in an input method)
book written entirely in kanji
stroke character generator
dot (matrix) printer; matrix printer
field-separator character
block check character; BCC
laser printer; laser beam printer
romanisation; romanization; transcribing into the Latin script
quoted (character) string
alphanumeric character set
upper-case letters (of the English alphabet)
alphanumeric character set
alphanumeric character set
external character number
function character identification parameter
record boundary character
old JIS kanji character code
empty string; null string
empty string; null string
computer output microfilm printer; COM printer
inherently optional token
optical character reader; OCR
optical character reader; OCR
optical character reader; OCR
optical character recognition; OCR
optical character recognition; OCR
syntax-reference character set
Universal Character Set; UCS
least significant digit; LSD
most significant digit; MSD
character writing direction
Magnetic Ink Character Reader; Magnetic Ink Character Recognition; MICR
Magnetic Ink Character Reader; Magnetic Ink Character Recognition; MICR
Magnetic Ink Character Reader; Magnetic Ink Character Recognition; MICR
magnetic ink character recognition; MICR
Magnetic Character Reader; MCR
handwriting recognition; handwritten text recognition
significant SGML character
format effector; layout character
new JIS kanji character code
digit place; digit position
numeric character reference
stroke character generator
replaceable character data
character printer; serial printer
definitional character entity set
transmission control character
specific character data entity
non-alphanumeric character
display and printing calculator
display character entity set
partial (character) string; substring
character display (device); character-imaging device
character-coded-data-element; CC data element
character expansion factor
contextually optional token
contextually required token
named character reference
non-jōyō kanji; kanji not included in the common-use kanji list
the word impossible is not in my dictionary
the word impossible is not in my dictionary
difficult character; complicated kanji
knotted cords used to record figures, facts, etc.; quipu
Etruscan character; Etruscan alphabet
oblique letter; slanting character
Dongba script (used by the Naxi People in southern China); Tomba script; Tompa script
36 Initials (system for transcribing initial consonants of Middle Chinese)
non-jōyō kanji; kanji not included in the common-use kanji list
variant characters (usu. kanji or kana)
numerical musical notation
direct kanji input (as opposed to kana-kanji conversion)
decisive character (Chinese poetry)
loss-making business; company operating in the red
cross-head screw; Phillips-head screw; Phillips screw
cross-head screw; Phillips-head screw; Phillips screw
cross-head screw; Phillips-head screw; Phillips screw
cross-head screw; Phillips-head screw; Phillips screw
International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA
International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA
hiragana character "i"; hiragana character "hi"
cross-wise writing; alphabet usually written horizontally
Chinese characters; kanji
Japanese syllabary symbols; kana
Cretan script (Cretan hieroglyphs, Linear A, Linear B)
quipu; khipu; talking knots
Sinai inscriptions; proto-Sinaitic script
triangular pattern of objects
phonetic symbol; phonogram
mirror writing; mirrored script
Northern Cross (asterism)
comic font; rounded handwriting
the 1,026 kanji taught in Japanese elementary schools
substitute kanji; jōyō kanji used in place of a non-jōyō kanji
countries that do not use Chinese characters in their writing; non-kanji countries
optical character recognition; OCR
dictionary of Chinese characters
kanji character with a concrete meaning
auxiliary character (in kanbun)
hidden character; non-printable character
kanji composed entirely of duplicate radicals
L-shaped gutter; L-shaped drain
furigana where kana is associated with each character of a compound
big-character poster (in China); large-print wall newspaper
made-up kanji; Chinese character of one's own creation; arranging a group of things or people to form a character; (arch.) kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); (arch.) Japanese-made kanji
made-up kanji; Chinese character of one's own creation; arranging a group of things or people to form a character; (arch.) kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); (arch.) Japanese-made kanji
blue letter style; comparatively mature fashion style named after fashion magazines featuring it (whose cover titles are printed in blue)
auspicious characters (used in people or place names)
Bopomofo; Chinese transliteration system now used mainly in Taiwan
right-facing swastika; clockwise swastika
left-facing swastika; counterclockwise swastika
double-size character; character with a doubled width and/or height
kanji formation; character coinage
simplified Chinese character
traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
writing in kanji; something written in kanji
Japanese-language newspaper (printed outside Japan)
Asahi characters; simplified kanji formerly used by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper
jion kanazukai (historical kana style for kanji on-yomi)
jion kanazukai (historical kana style for kanji on-yomi)
typesetting; printing type
typesetting; printing type
substitute kanji; jōyō kanji used in place of a non-jōyō kanji
rare character; rare kanji
featural script (e.g. hangul); featural writing system
writing entirely in kanji
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); ditto mark
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); ditto mark
superscript diacritics; diacritical marks above letters
Kaida glyphs; pictograms formerly used in the Yaeyama Islands
Kaida glyphs; pictograms formerly used in the Yaeyama Islands
substitute kanji; kanji used in place of another with the same meaning
substitute kanji; kanji used in place of another with the same meaning
substitute kanji; kanji used in place of another with the same meaning
substitute kanji; kanji used in place of another with the same meaning
variant kanji form; unorthodox kanji form; incorrect kanji form
variant kanji form; unorthodox kanji form; incorrect kanji form
Sino-Japanese word; word using Chinese-derived readings
small characters; small letters; childhood name
Hepburn romanization; Hepburn system of romanizing Japanese
character advance; character pitch
democracy deficit; democratic deficit
individual character; individual letter; one character; one letter
typefounding machine; type caster
mistaken or missing characters; omissions or errors
original kanji form; base kanji form
kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); Japanese-made kanji
kanji character commonly used at the end of given names
reading of a character; pronunciation of a character
reform of the Japanese script
issues pertaining to a nation's script (e.g. standardization of kanji in Japanese)
belief that something in print is reliable and correct
theory of written language
reducing staff despite being profitable; cutting jobs while in the black
tongjia (interchangeable character used for an existing homophonous character in Chinese)
koseki unified characters; set of characters approved for use in family names
International Federation of the Red Cross; IFRC
The Thousand Character Classic
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
The Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing
Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing
Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing
Japanese Red Cross Akita College of Nursing
Kanjigen (character dictionary published by Gakken)
Jitsū (kanji dictionary published by Heibonsha)
Hanyu Da Zidian (multi-volume Chinese character dictionary); Grand Chinese Dictionary
clove cherry (Prunus apetala)
spider conch (Lambis chiragra)
star duckweed (Lemna trisulca); ivy duckweed
Polystichum tripteron (species of the wood fern family)
European waterclover (Marsilea quadrifolia); pepperwort; water shamrock
mission golden-eyed tree frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix); Amazon milk frog; blue milk frog