kokuji

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 国字(こくじ) (kokuji), from Middle Chinese 國 (kwok, “kingdom, nation”) +‎ 字 (dzì, “[written] character”). Doublet of gukja.

Noun

kokuji (plural kokuji)

1. Any of the kanji characters invented in Japan.

Usage notes

• Some kokuji have since been used in Chinese languages; see Category:Japanese-coined CJKV characters used outside Japanese.
• Some kokkun (characters borrowed from Chinese, but given different meanings in Japanese) are often mislabeled as kokuji.
• Japanese simplifications are instead referred to as 新字体 (しんじたい, shinjitai, “new character forms”).

Translations

kanji characters invented in Japan

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (no exact term exists) 日本漢字／日本汉字 (Rìběn hànzì), 日文漢字／日文汉字 (Rìwén hànzì)

• French: kokuji (fr) m
• Japanese: 国字 (ja) (こくじ, kokuji)
• Korean: 일문한자(日文漢字) (Ilmunhanja)
• Russian: кокудзи́ m (kokudzí)

See also

• Category:Japanese-coined CJKV characters
• hanja
• hanzi
• kanji
• 新字体 (しんじたい, shinjitai, “new character forms”).

Japanese

Romanization

kokuji

1. Rōmaji transcription of こくじ