旧字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
旧	字
きゅう Grade: 5	じ Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
舊字 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 旧(きゅう) (kyū) + 字(じ) (ji).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲɨːʑi]

Noun

旧(きゅう)字(じ) • (kyūji) ^{←きうじ (kiuzi)?}

1. "old characters": Synonym of 旧字体 (kyūjitai)

   旧字(きゅうじ)旧仮名(きゅうかな)

   kyūji kyūkana

   old kanji and old kana (pre-war orthography)

Coordinate terms

• 新字(しんじ) (shinji, literally “new characters”)