letter (of alphabet); character; writing
① 数を表す文字、記号。② 記録された数値。③ 高い視聴率。またそれを達成できる能力。④ 計算または数字を扱う操作。
① 中国発祥の表意文字（表語文字とする学説もある）の一種。また、その造字法に従って日本や朝鮮で作られた文字を含めていう。漢字は中国の周辺国に伝わり、現在でも日本語や朝鮮語の表記の一部に使われる。日本語においては、漢字の読み方は音読み（呉音・漢音・宋音・唐音・慣用音）と訓読みに分かれる。日本で作られたものは国字という。
① 漢字の「十」の字の形。② 蒸し餅または饅頭の異名。
① 赤色の文字。② 支出が収入を上回ること。③ 文字を修正すること。
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
(one) letter; (one) character
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
① 黒い色で書かれた文字。② 収入が支出を上回ること。
① 映画やテレビで題名・配役・会話などを文字で表したもの。
printing; typing; printed character; typed character; character(s) 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
① 文字を構成する点画の組み合わせの違いにより、同字の新旧・本略・正俗などを区別する概念。② 書体。
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
① 6つの点で文字や数字を表現した、視覚障害者が指を使って読む文字。
abbreviated form of a Chinese character; simplified character; acronym; abbreviation
English letter; alphabetic character
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
① 印刷活字体のうち、強調のために一般の活字体よりも線を太くしたもの。
loop; shape of a hiragana "no"
figure eight; figure of eight
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)
① 和語・外来語の書き表し方で、漢字の本来の意味に関わらず、漢字の音訓を借りて当てはめる表記の仕方。② 熟字訓。
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion; swastika-shaped family crest
wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token
① 文字が読めること。② 転じて、文字を読み書きできること。
① 漢字の成り立ちや含意などを一字ごとに解説した。② 言葉の意味などを解説した書。
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
unit of five (in tallies, etc.)
number of characters per line, page, etc.
small type or handwriting
small type or handwriting
hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.
first letter; first letters; initial
Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)
dictionary of Chinese characters; kanji dictionary; dictionary
① 意味や発音などは同じだが違う字体で表現している文字、特に漢字。
① 外国語の文字。外国語で書かれた文章。② 常用漢字表にない漢字。表外字。③ ある文字集合に含まれない文字。特に、そのような標準では使えない文字について、ユーザーが字形を独自に登録したもの。
① 和語・外来語の書き表し方で、漢字の本来の意味に関わらず、漢字の音訓を借りて当てはめる表記の仕方。② 熟字訓。
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
pen writing; character written with a pen
character written in a cursive style
the six written characters of Buddha's name (used in prayer)
old character form; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
first Sanskrit alphabet letter (in esoteric Buddhism symbolizes the source of all things)
single letter; single character
① 誤字を書く。字を書き誤る。② タイプミスをする。変換ミスをする。
① 1960年代に考案され、現在、中華人民共和国で使用されている簡略化された漢字の字体。
① 用法の正しい文字。② 従来から正しいとされている文字、特に漢字におけるものをいい、康熙字典掲載の字体が最も標準的とされる。正字体とも。③ 法令等により、(法令そのものの文章を含めた)公文書等に用いることとされている文字、特に漢字を言う。④ 中国で書物の校正を司った官僚。
Japanese character (i.e. kana, kanji)
the one-character reply ("no") offered by Zhaozhou to the question "Does a dog have Buddha nature?"
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
printed characters (as opposed to Braille)
newly created character; newly introduced (kanji) character (in a textbook); new character form; shinjitai
① 和語・外来語の書き表し方で、漢字の本来の意味に関わらず、漢字の音訓を借りて当てはめる表記の仕方。② 熟字訓。
distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage
waka, haiku, etc. with insufficient syllables
① 字体が同一または互いに異体字の関係にあり、使い分けがない文字。特に漢字について言う。② 詩歌における禁制のひとつで、近接した句で同じ字を使うこと。
carving characters; carved characters
① 正字。漢字の略字や俗字に対し、もとになった本来の（正体の）漢字。② 漢字。真名。
mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners
① 和語・外来語の書き表し方で、漢字の本来の意味に関わらず、漢字の音訓を借りて当てはめる表記の仕方。② 熟字訓。
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)
the Japanese reading of a kanji
characters used by Western civilization (esp. the Latin alphabet)
informal variant of a Chinese character; popular form of a Chinese character
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
① 文章の中で繰り返しがある時に代わりに書かれる記号。「いよ〱」「堂々」のように使われる「ゝ」「〱」「々」「〻」など。② 踊っているような下手な字。
syllabary; phonetic symbol
designing a font; creating a new character not currently available
writing style used to write the rankings
beginning character or characters that uniquely identify a poem in the Hyakunin Isshu (esp. used in competitive karuta)
① 現在、中華人民共和国で使用されている簡体字に対して、その文字の元となった漢字の字体。基本的に康煕字典体による。
① 文字を取り上げたときの、それと違う文字。② 異体字のこと。
European letters; Latin script
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
character written in a cursive style
punctuation words in haiku, renga, etc. such as "ya", "kana", "keri", etc.
① 実際にはない、でたらめな字。字画を誤った字や誤用した字。
① 実際にはない、でたらめな字。字画を誤った字や誤用した字。
the six written characters of Buddha's name (used in prayer)
great six-syllable mantra ("om mani padme hum")
lake shaped like the kanji "heart" character (traditional Japanese gardens)
① 字体が同一又はよく似ているが、その形成過程が異なり、音声や意味の異なる文字、特に漢字。② 互いに異体字又は一方の代替字の関係にあるが、熟語により使い分けられる文字、特に漢字。
iteration mark shaped like the hiragana "ku" (used in vertical writing to represent repetition of two or more characters)
call sign (esp. maritime); distinctive letters
character class (e.g. distinct kanji character and its alternative written forms)
① 個々の文字の起源。② ひらがなの起源の漢字。たとえば、いの字源は以である。
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
kanji representing verb or adjective
designing a font; creating a new character not currently available
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
① 文章の中で繰り返しがある時に代わりに書かれる記号。「いよ〱」「堂々」のように使われる「ゝ」「〱」「々」「〻」など。② 踊っているような下手な字。
decisive character (Chinese poetry)
substitute kanji; jōyō kanji used in place of a non-jōyō kanji
large character; alternative kanji used for numbers (esp. in financial contexts)
character writing direction
superscript diacritics; diacritical marks above letters
traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
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
kanji composed entirely of duplicate radicals
non-jōyō kanji; kanji outside the common-use kanji list
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
furigana where kana is associated each character of a compound
auspicious characters (used in people or place names)
entry kanji in a kanji dictionary
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
difficult character; complicated kanji
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); ditto mark
character of questionable form
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); ditto mark
comic font; rounded handwriting
type of lettering consisting of thick vertical and horizontal lines which is often used in seals
simplification of a kanji
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character)
oblique letter; slanting character
star duckweed (Lemna trisulcata); ivy duckweed