How to say "Character" or "Letter" in Japanese | 文字

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Character" or "Letter" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Character" or "Letter" is "Moji", written in japanese as "文字".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '文字 (もじ)' refers to a 'letter' or 'character' in a writing system. It can denote individual letters of the alphabet, kanji, hiragana, katakana, or any other written symbols used in language. This word is often used in contexts discussing writing, reading, or language learning. For example: I can read Japanese characters「私は日本語の文字が読めます」(わたしはにほんごのもじがよめます). This book has many difficult characters「この本は難しい文字が多い」(このほんはむずかしいもじがおおい). The word '文字' is essential when talking about written language and is commonly used in educational settings.

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "文" means "Sentence" and can be read as "Bun", "Mon" and "Fumi". And The kanji "字" means "Character" and can be read as "Aza" and "Ji".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Moji" mean in japanese?

"Moji" means "Character" or "Letter" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ぶ" is read as "bu". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "も" is read as "mo". The hiragana "ふ" is read as "fu". The hiragana "み" is read as "mi". The hiragana "あ" is read as "a". The hiragana "ざ" is read as "za". And The hiragana "じ" is read as "ji".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.