Kanji Meaning in English

word

US

ˈkændʒi

KAN-jee

UK

kˈændʒi

KAN-jee

التعريف

Kanji are the logographic characters used in Japanese writing, which were originally borrowed from Chinese characters.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Kanji' is a Japanese loanword used in English mainly when discussing language learning, linguistics, or Japanese culture. Usually uncountable, but 'kanjis' may be heard informally. Often appears alongside 'hiragana' and 'katakana'.

• Spanish: kanji (caracteres japoneses de origen chino)
• Portuguese (BR): kanji (ideogramas japoneses)
• Portuguese (PT): kanji (caracteres japoneses de origem chinesa)
• Chinese (Simplified): 汉字（日本汉字）
• Chinese (Traditional): 漢字（日本漢字）
• Hindi: कांजी (चीनी मूल के जापानी अक्षर)
• Arabic: كانجي (حروف يابانية من أصل صيني)
• Bengali: কাঞ্জি (জাপানি চিহ্ন) - কানজি (লিপি)
• Russian: кандзи - иероглифы (японские)
• Japanese: 漢字
• Vietnamese: kanji - chữ Hán (tiếng Nhật)
• Korean: 한자 - 칸지
• Turkish: kanji - Japonca ideogram
• Urdu: کانجی (جاپانی حروف چین سے لیا گیا)
• Indonesian: kanji - aksara kanji

جمل نموذجية

I am learning to read kanji.

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There are thousands of kanji in Japanese.

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This word is written with two kanji.

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Some kanji look almost the same, so they can be confusing.

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He memorized 100 kanji for the test last week.

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If you want to read Japanese newspapers, you’ll need to know a lot of kanji.

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