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外字

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
がい
Grade: 2

Grade: 1
kan'on goon
 外字 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(がい)() (gaijiぐわいじ (gwaizi)?

  1. A character not included in a standard set of characters, such as JIS or Unicode. Often found in names of Japanese people and places.
  2. foreign character
    Antonym: 邦字 (hōji)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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外字 (oeja) (hangeul 외자)

  1. hanja form? of 외자