ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Kanji

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈkænd͡ʒi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Kanji is a noun meaning (uncountable) The system of writing Japanese using Chinese characters.

Meaning

(uncountable) The system of writing Japanese using Chinese characters.

More Meanings

  1. Any individual Chinese character as used in the Japanese language.
  2. A North Indian fermented drink made with beetroot, black mustard seeds, carrots etc.
  3. Drink made from sugarcane vinegar.
  4. Rice gruel made by fermentation of rice and tastes sour.

Example Sentences

I know about a thousand kanji.
Japanese is written in a mixture of kanji and kana.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include katakana, kana, kokuji, hiragana, romaji, sinogram.

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