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单词 kanji
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Definition of kanji in English:

kanji

noun ˈkandʒiˈkɑːndʒiˈkɑndʒi
mass noun
  • A system of Japanese writing using Chinese characters, used primarily for content words.

    Compare with kana
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Buddhist temple coins here in Japan are inscribed with kana syllables, not kanji ideograms.
    • If the name is written in kanji, or picture characters, the chances go down.
    • Forty-nine percent said they can read some kanji Chinese characters.
    • Thus, the systematic combination of kanji and kana, and to a limited extent, of romaji in the Japanese orthography, provides rich sources for research and pedagogy.
    • With tens of thousands of Japanese characters - or kanji, based on Chinese ideograms - to choose from, the possibilities would seem limitless.
    • Most texts incorporate both kana and kanji systems.
    • The key words are usually in Chinese characters, the traditional kanji.
    • Written Japanese consists of three types of characters: kanji, hiragana, and katakana.
    • Japanese features three reading systems: hiragana, katakana and kanji.
    • Reflecting the change in Japanese consumers' attitudes, supermarket operators are beginning to show tags in kanji characters for North Korean products.

Origin

Japanese, from kan 'Chinese' + ji 'character'.

 
 

Definition of kanji in US English:

kanji

nounˈkɑndʒiˈkänjē
  • A system of Japanese writing using Chinese characters.

    Compare with kana
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Buddhist temple coins here in Japan are inscribed with kana syllables, not kanji ideograms.
    • Most texts incorporate both kana and kanji systems.
    • With tens of thousands of Japanese characters - or kanji, based on Chinese ideograms - to choose from, the possibilities would seem limitless.
    • Thus, the systematic combination of kanji and kana, and to a limited extent, of romaji in the Japanese orthography, provides rich sources for research and pedagogy.
    • Reflecting the change in Japanese consumers' attitudes, supermarket operators are beginning to show tags in kanji characters for North Korean products.
    • Written Japanese consists of three types of characters: kanji, hiragana, and katakana.
    • If the name is written in kanji, or picture characters, the chances go down.
    • Forty-nine percent said they can read some kanji Chinese characters.
    • Japanese features three reading systems: hiragana, katakana and kanji.
    • The key words are usually in Chinese characters, the traditional kanji.

Origin

Japanese, from kan ‘Chinese’ + ji ‘character’.

 
 
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