簡体字

See also: 简体字 and 簡體字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
簡	体	字
かん Grade: 6	たい Grade: 2	じ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
簡體字 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 簡體字／简体字 (jiǎntǐzì).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かんたいじ [kàńtáíjí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) かんた​いじ [kàńtáꜜìjì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠nta̠iʑi]

Noun

簡(かん)体(たい)字(じ) • (kantaiji) 

1. Simplified Chinese character(s); Simplified Chinese

Synonyms

• 簡化字(かんかじ) (kankaji)

Antonyms

• 繁体字(はんたいじ) (hantaiji): traditional chinese characters
• 正体字(せいたいじ) (seitaiji): traditional chinese characters

See also

• 規範字(きはんじ) (kihanji)
• 新字体(しんじたい) (shinjitai)
• 旧字体(きゅうじたい) (kyūjitai)

References

1. 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.