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Kanji - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Kanji :
/kahn'jee/ (Based on the Japanese
"kan" - the Chinese Han dynasty, and "ji" - glyph or letter
of the alphabet. Not capitalised. Plural "kanji") The
Japanese word for a Han character used in Japanese. Kanji
constitute a part of the writing system used to represent
the Japanese language in written, printed and displayed form.
The term is also used for the collection of all kanji
letters.
US-ASCII doesn't include kanji characters, but some
character encodings, including Unicode, do.
The Japanese writing system also uses hiragana, katakana, and
sometimes romaji ({Roman alphabet letters). These characters
are distinct from, though commonly used in combination with,
kanji. Furigana are also added sometimes.
(2000-12-30)
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