新字体

See also: 新字體

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 新字体 – see 新字體 (“shinjitai”). (This term, 新字体, is the simplified form of 新字體.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
新	字	体
しん Grade: 2	じ Grade: 1	たい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
新字體 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

新 (shin-, “new”) +‎ 字体 (jitai, “character form”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑita̠i]

Noun

新(しん)字(じ)体(たい) • (shinjitai) 

1. shinjitai (a form of Japanese kanji used after 1947)

Synonyms

• 新字(しんじ) (shinji)
• 新漢字(しんかんじ) (shinkanji)

Coordinate terms

• 旧字体(きゅうじたい) (kyūjitai)