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kanji

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kan·ji  (känj)
n. pl. kanji or kan·jis
1. A Japanese system of writing based on borrowed or modified Chinese characters.
2. A character used in this system of writing.
[Japanese : kan, Chinese (from Middle Chinese xanh) + ji, characters (from Middle Chinese dzih).]
kanji [ˈkændʒɪ ˈkɑːn-]
n pl -ji, -jis
1. (Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) a Japanese writing system using characters mainly derived from Chinese ideograms
2. (Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) a character in this system
[Japanese, from Chinese han Chinese + zi character]


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