How to say 'Character' in Japanese | 字

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The Japanese word for Character is 'Ji', written as 字 in Japanese.'Character' in hiragana is じ.

word

字

Meaning

Character

Reading

じ

Kanji

字Character

Explanation

The Japanese noun '字 (じ)' primarily means 'character', referring to a written symbol, such as a kanji, hiragana, or katakana character. It is commonly used in contexts related to writing, reading, or learning characters. For example: I can't read this character「この字が読めない」(このじがよめない). Please write your name in kanji characters「名前を漢字で書いてください」(なまえをかんじでかいてください). The word can also refer to handwriting or the style of writing, as in 'beautiful handwriting'「きれいな字」(きれいなじ).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1212

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 字

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

字

Meaning

Character

Words Related to 字 Through the Kanji 字

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 字 as well.

word

文字

Meaning

Character, Letter

word

ローマ字

Meaning

Romaji

word

名字

Meaning

Surname

word

数字

Meaning

Number

word

十字路

Meaning

Crossroads

word

黒字

Meaning

Profit

word

活字

Meaning

Type

word

字引

Meaning

Dictionary

word

漢字

Meaning

Kanji

word

赤字

Meaning

Deficit

word

十字

Meaning

Cross

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What does 'Ji' (字) mean?

'Ji' means 'Character' .

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