letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
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)
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)
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
(one) letter; (one) character
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
printing (text or symbols); typing; printed character; typed character; character carved onto a seal
omitted character; omitted letter
character style; character form
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
English letter; alphabetic character
abbreviated form of a Chinese character; simplified character; acronym; abbreviation
figure eight; figure of eight
loop; shape of a hiragana "no"
number of characters; number of letters
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token
symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
meaning of a word; meaning of the kanji (that make up a word)
unit of five (in tallies, etc.)
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion; swastika-shaped family crest
alphanumeric character; letters (of the English alphabet) and numbers
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
number of characters per line, page, etc.
hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.
small type or handwriting
small type or handwriting
strokes in a Chinese character; stroke count of a Chinese character
first letter; first letters; initial
dictionary of Chinese characters; kanji dictionary; dictionary
characters that are difficult to read; poor handwriting
Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
dictionary of Chinese characters; kanji dictionary
variant character; variant form of a character (esp. kanji)
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
external character; user-defined character; kanji not included in the jōyō or jinmeiyō lists; foreign letters (esp. of a Western language); foreign writing
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
pen writing; character written with a pen
character written in a cursive style
the six written characters of Buddha's name (used in prayer)
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
number of characters per line, page, etc.
printed characters (as opposed to Braille)
old character form; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
to make a typo; to type the wrong character
single letter; single character
correctly written character; kanji used with its original meaning; traditional kanji; unsimplified kanji; official in charge of proofreading characters in books (in China)
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
Japanese character (i.e. kana, kanji)
the one-character reply ("no") offered by Zhaozhou to the question "Does a dog have Buddha nature?"
simplified Chinese character
distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage
waka, haiku, etc. with insufficient syllables
mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners
newly created character; newly introduced (kanji) character (in a textbook); new character form; shinjitai
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
carving characters; carved characters
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 (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
character spacing; space between letters or characters
text storyboard (in anime, TV production, etc.); written storyboard
first Sanskrit alphabet letter (in esoteric Buddhism symbolizes the source of all things)
omission of a character; omitted character; blank type; insertion of blank spaces before and after the names of dignitaries (as a sign of respect)
informal variant of a Chinese character; popular form of a Chinese character
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into 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
native Japanese characters (i.e. hiragana and katakana); kana; kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); Japanese-made kanji
the Japanese reading of a kanji
characters used by Western civilization (esp. the Latin alphabet)
raised type (to assist visually impaired readers); embossed lettering
syllabary; phonetic symbol
character written in a cursive style
list of 1,022 non-jōyō kanji commonly used in print
designing a font; creating a new character not currently available
zig-zag motion (esp. warship)
writing style used to write the rankings
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); repetition sign; ditto mark
kimariji (comp. karuta); beginning characters that uniquely identify a poem in the Hyakunin Isshu
traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
kanji meaning interpretation
different character; other character; variant character; different written form of a character
European letters; Latin script
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
punctuation words in haiku, renga, etc. such as "ya", "kana", "keri", etc.
incorrectly written character; kanji written with the wrong strokes; wrongly used kanji
incorrectly written character; kanji written with the wrong strokes; wrongly used kanji
large character; alternative kanji used for numbers (esp. in financial contexts)
great six-syllable mantra ("om mani padme hum")
lake shaped like the kanji "heart" character (traditional Japanese gardens)
different letter; different character; different spelling
kanji left unpronounced when reading kanbun in Japanese; characters representing adverbs, conjunctions, etc. used in a letter
the six written characters of Buddha's name (used in prayer)
call sign (esp. maritime); distinctive letters
character class (e.g. distinct kanji character and its alternative written forms)
origin of a character; composition of a Chinese character; Chinese character from which a kana character is derived
kanji representing verb or adjective
characters that are difficult to read; poor handwriting
native Japanese characters (i.e. hiragana and katakana); kana; kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); Japanese-made kanji
kanji used for sound equivalence
cursive handwriting; connected characters; running characters
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); repetition sign; ditto mark
character writing direction
superscript diacritics; diacritical marks above letters
traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
Jitsū (kanji dictionary published by Heibonsha)
iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
conversion; converted character
kanji character with a concrete meaning
non-jōyō kanji; kanji not included in the common-use kanji list
kanji composed entirely of duplicate radicals
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
small characters; small letters; childhood name
furigana where kana is associated with each character of a compound
substitute kanji; jōyō kanji used in place of a non-jōyō kanji
auspicious characters (used in people or place names)
kanji character commonly used at the end of given names
entry kanji in a kanji dictionary
simplified Chinese character
substitute kanji; kanji used in place of another with the same meaning
auxiliary character (in kanbun)
substitute kanji; kanji used in place of another with the same meaning
Chinese four-character phrase or idiomatic expression
The Thousand Character Classic
individual character; individual letter; one character; one letter
difficult character; complicated kanji
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); ditto mark
character advance; character pitch
decisive character (Chinese poetry)
original kanji form; base kanji form
character of questionable form
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); ditto mark
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)
comic font; rounded handwriting
simplification of a kanji
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character)
oblique letter; slanting character
star duckweed (Lemna trisulca); ivy duckweed