幽霊文字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
幽	霊	文	字
ゆう Grade: S	れい Grade: S	もん > も Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1
on'yomi	on'yomi	irregular	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
幽靈文字 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

幽霊 (yūrei, “ghost”) +‎ 文字 (moji, “character”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゆうれーもじ [yùúréé móꜜjì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ːɾe̞ː mo̞ʑi]

Noun

幽(ゆう)霊(れい)文(も)字(じ) • (yūrei moji) ^{←いうれいもじ (iurei mozi)?}

1. (computing) ghost character (kanji included in JIS X 0208 but of unknown origin)

Synonyms

• 幽(ゆう)霊(れい)漢(かん)字(じ) (yūrei kanji)
• 幽(ゆう)霊(れい)字(じ) (yūreiji)

See also

• English: ghost word
• Category:Ghost kanji